diff --git a/osx/macosx-builder.py b/osx/macosx-builder.py
index d03b7e6..baab08b 100644
--- a/osx/macosx-builder.py
+++ b/osx/macosx-builder.py
@@ -564,12 +564,13 @@ class MacosxBuilder(object):
         )
 
 
-        # Set dmg background.
+        # Set dmg background. Requires running Mac OS X gui.
         # TODO: better formatting and code refactoring
-        self.adjust_package_view({'openlp_dmg_icon_file':
-            self.dmg_background_img,'openlp_appname': 'OpenLP' },
-                os.path.join(self.script_path,
-                    'applescript-adjustview-10-6.master'))
+        if not self.args.devel:
+            self.adjust_package_view({'openlp_dmg_icon_file':
+                self.dmg_background_img,'openlp_appname': 'OpenLP' },
+                    os.path.join(self.script_path,
+                        'applescript-adjustview-10-6.master'))
 
         # Unmount dmg file.
         self._print('... unmounting the dmg.')