diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 7cf4239..733c48b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -4,18 +4,25 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"launchpad.net/goyaml"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+
+	"launchpad.net/goyaml"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	SuspendCmd, LockCmd string
+	SuspendCmd, LockCmd       string
+	NoXSuspendCmd, NoXLockCmd string
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Suspend() (err error) {
-	args := strings.Split(c.SuspendCmd, " ")
+	var args []string
+	if len(os.Getenv("DISPLAY")) > 0 {
+		args = strings.Split(c.SuspendCmd, " ")
+	} else {
+		args = strings.Split(c.NoXSuspendCmd, " ")
+	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
 	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -34,7 +41,12 @@ func (c *Config) Suspend() (err error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Lock() (err error) {
-	args := strings.Split(c.LockCmd, " ")
+	var args []string
+	if len(os.Getenv("DISPLAY")) > 0 {
+		args = strings.Split(c.LockCmd, " ")
+	} else {
+		args = strings.Split(c.NoXLockCmd, " ")
+	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(args[0], args[1:]...)
 	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/lockout/main.go b/lockout/main.go
index ce7cdb0..b1f5d7f 100644
--- a/lockout/main.go
+++ b/lockout/main.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/vbatts/go-lockout/config"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/vbatts/go-lockout/config"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -40,5 +41,7 @@ Please configure this file to look something like
   suspendcmd: sudo /usr/sbin/pm-suspend
   lockcmd: xscreensaver-command -lock
 
+  noxsuspendcmd: sudo /usr/sbin/pm-suspend
+  noxlockcmd: clear
 `
 )