diff --git a/scripts/wk/hw/ddrescue.py b/scripts/wk/hw/ddrescue.py
index b907c871..0e2bebc7 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/hw/ddrescue.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/hw/ddrescue.py
@@ -133,11 +133,7 @@ class BlockPair():
       'trim': 'Pending',
       'scrape': 'Pending',
       })
-    self.view_proc = 'Disabled'
-    if 'DISPLAY' in os.environ or 'WAYLAND_DISPLAY' in os.environ:
-      # Enable opening ddrescueview during recovery
-      self.view_proc = None
-
+    self.view_map = 'DISPLAY' in os.environ or 'WAYLAND_DISPLAY' in os.environ
 
     # Set map path
     # e.g. '(Clone|Image)_Model[_p#]_Size[_Label].map'
@@ -2054,12 +2050,13 @@ def run_ddrescue(state, block_pair, pass_name, settings, dry_run=True):
     LOG.info('ddrescue cmd: %s', cmd)
     return
 
-  # Start ddrescue and ddrescueview
+  # Start ddrescue and ddrescueview (if enabled)
   proc = exe.popen_program(cmd)
-  exe.popen_program(
-    ['ddrescueview', '-r', '5s', block_pair.map_path],
-    pipe=True,
-    )
+  if block_pair.view_map:
+    exe.popen_program(
+      ['ddrescueview', '-r', '5s', block_pair.map_path],
+      pipe=True,
+      )
 
   # ddrescue loop
   _i = 0