diff --git a/src/core/gui/VRGuiManager.cpp b/src/core/gui/VRGuiManager.cpp
index 1a75bca5d..f4b930115 100644
--- a/src/core/gui/VRGuiManager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/gui/VRGuiManager.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ string VRGuiManager::genUUID() {
 void VRGuiManager::init() {
     cout << "Init VRGuiManager.." << endl;
     mtx = new VRMutex();
-    standalone = VROptions::get()->getOption<bool>("standalone") || nogtk;
+    standalone = VROptions::get()->getOption<bool>("standalone");
+    headless = VROptions::get()->getOption<bool>("headless");
+
+    if (headless) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     //VRGuiBuilder::get(standalone);
     if (standalone) {
diff --git a/src/core/gui/VRGuiManager.h b/src/core/gui/VRGuiManager.h
index 3e2ad2a0a..63273b3ca 100644
--- a/src/core/gui/VRGuiManager.h
+++ b/src/core/gui/VRGuiManager.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void saveScene(string path = "", bool saveas = false, string encryptionKey = "")
 
 class VRGuiManager {
     private:
-        bool nogtk = false;
+        bool headless = false;
         bool standalone = false;
 	    VRUpdateCbPtr updatePtr;
         VRThreadCbPtr gtkUpdateCb;
diff --git a/src/core/scripting/VRScriptManager.cpp b/src/core/scripting/VRScriptManager.cpp
index 1c2f91d29..04948e258 100644
--- a/src/core/scripting/VRScriptManager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/scripting/VRScriptManager.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void VRScriptManager::initPyModules() {
     sceneModules.setup(this, pModVR);
     cout << "  Added scene modules" << endl;
 
-	if (!VROptions::get()->getOption<bool>("standalone") && !VROptions::get()->getOption<bool>("nogtk")) {
+	if (!VROptions::get()->getOption<bool>("standalone") && !VROptions::get()->getOption<bool>("headless")) {
         redirectPyOutput("stdout", "Console");
         redirectPyOutput("stderr", "Errors");
 	}
diff --git a/src/core/utils/VROptions.cpp b/src/core/utils/VROptions.cpp
index 657e2af47..b0ac1f280 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/VROptions.cpp
+++ b/src/core/utils/VROptions.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ VROptions::VROptions() : desc("Configuration ") {
     addOption<bool>(false, "fullscreen", "start with fullscreen GL window");
     addOption<bool>(false, "ignoreHMD", "ignore HMD if present");
     addOption<bool>(false, "active_stereo", "use active_stereo or not");
-    addOption<bool>(false, "nogtk", "start without UI, even without GL canvas, you should add a glut window in the setup file");
+    addOption<bool>(false, "headless", "start without UI, even without a window, run application with --application=\"path/to/app\"");
     addOption<string>("", "application", "specify an application file to load at startup");
     addOption<string>("", "decryption", "pass information to decrypt a secured application, \"key:YOURKEY\"");
     addOption<string>("", "setup", "specify the hardware setup file to load, ommiting this will load the last setup");
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ void VROptions::parse(int _argc, char** _argv) {
         cout << desc << endl;
     }
 
+    // for testing
+    //setOption<bool>("headless", true);
     //setOption<bool>("maximized", true);
-    //setOption<string>("application", "C:\\Users\\victo\\Projects\\lernfabrik\\factory.pvr");
 
     cout << endl;
 }