diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 152f079..c440aff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: upload test screenshot
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
+        name: test-screenshot
         path: ${{ steps.test-derivation.outputs.drvpath }}/test.png
         retention-days: 1
 
diff --git a/tests/kolide-launcher.nix b/tests/kolide-launcher.nix
index cd5f5ac..364462d 100644
--- a/tests/kolide-launcher.nix
+++ b/tests/kolide-launcher.nix
@@ -15,10 +15,27 @@ pkgs.nixosTest {
     imports = [
       flake.nixosModules.kolide-launcher
     ];
-    config = {
-      services.kolide-launcher.enable = true;
-      system.stateVersion = "23.05";
+
+    users.users.alice = {
+      isNormalUser = true;
+      description = "Alice Test";
+      password = "alicetest";
+      uid = 1000;
+    };
+
+    services.xserver.enable = true;
+    services.xserver.displayManager = {
+      lightdm.enable = true;
+      autoLogin = {
+        enable = true;
+        user = "alice";
+      };
     };
+    services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome.enable = true;
+    services.xserver.displayManager.defaultSession = "gnome-xorg";
+
+    services.kolide-launcher.enable = true;
+    system.stateVersion = "23.05";
   };
 
   testScript = { nodes, ... }: ''
@@ -32,11 +49,16 @@ pkgs.nixosTest {
       machine.wait_for_unit("kolide-launcher.service")
       machine.systemctl("status kolide-launcher.service")
 
-    machine.screenshot("test.png")
-
     with subtest("launcher set up correctly"):
       machine.wait_for_file("/var/lib/kolide-k2/k2device.kolide.com/debug.json")
 
+    with subtest("get a screenshot"):
+      machine.wait_for_x()
+      machine.wait_for_unit("default.target", "alice")
+      machine.wait_for_file("/run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority")
+      machine.succeed("xauth merge /run/user/1000/gdm/Xauthority")
+      machine.screenshot("test.png")
+
     machine.shutdown()
   '';
 }