diff --git a/roles/thinlinc-server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/thinlinc-server/tasks/main.yml
index fa8f6d5..62c3940 100644
--- a/roles/thinlinc-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/thinlinc-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@
     owner: root
     group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
 
+- name: use gnome desktop automatically
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /opt/thinlinc/etc/conf.d/profiles.hconf
+    regexp: "^order=.*"
+    line: order=gnome
+
+- name: disable introduction message
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /opt/thinlinc/etc/conf.d/profiles.hconf
+    regexp: "^show_intro=.*"
+    line: show_intro=false
+
 - name: start thinlinc services
   service:
     name: "{{ item }}"