diff --git a/scripts/autorun.sc b/scripts/autorun.sc
index 7004564..e185ee3 100644
--- a/scripts/autorun.sc
+++ b/scripts/autorun.sc
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
 # install ContikiChecker
 # contikichecker
 
+#start the nodegui serice
+service nodegui start
 start
diff --git a/se/sics/mspsim/platform/sky/MoteIVNode.java b/se/sics/mspsim/platform/sky/MoteIVNode.java
index 2638824..27256fd 100644
--- a/se/sics/mspsim/platform/sky/MoteIVNode.java
+++ b/se/sics/mspsim/platform/sky/MoteIVNode.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public abstract class MoteIVNode extends GenericNode implements PortListener, US
 
     if (!config.getPropertyAsBoolean("nogui", true)) {
       gui = new SkyGui(this);
-      registry.registerComponent("skygui", gui);
+      registry.registerComponent("nodegui", gui);
 
       // A HACK for some "graphs"!!!
       DataChart dataChart =  new DataChart("Duty Cycle", "Duty Cycle");