diff --git a/dotfiles/xinitrc b/dotfiles/xinitrc
index 06e643c..8bf2ef2 100755
--- a/dotfiles/xinitrc
+++ b/dotfiles/xinitrc
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ if [ -r ~/.profile ]; then
 	. ~/.profile
 fi
 
-sct 3500
+if command -v sct >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	sct 3500
+fi
 
 setxkbmap -layout us -variant altgr-intl -option compose:caps
 xset r rate 300 75