diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 68cf0be..b9aa084 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ category = "Utility"
 allow_downgrades = true
 
 [features]
+default = ["ui"]
+ui = ["dep:ui"]
 fake_hardware = ["hardware/fake_hardware"]
 
 
 [dependencies]
 data.workspace = true
-ui.workspace = true
+ui = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 thiserror.workspace = true
 clap.workspace = true
 log.workspace = true
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 5862a10..b8fada3 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct Args {
     )]
     pub config_name: Option<String>,
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "ui")]
     #[arg(
         long = "cli",
         default_value_t = false,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 614a2e2..8ec604b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ fn setup_logs(args: &Args) {
         builder.filter_level(LevelFilter::Warn);
         builder.filter_module("hardware", level_filter);
         builder.filter_module("data", level_filter);
+        #[cfg(feature = "ui")]
         builder.filter_module("ui", level_filter);
         builder.filter_module("fan-control", level_filter);
         builder
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ fn try_run() -> Result<()> {
     let args = Args::parse();
     setup_logs(&args);
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "ui")]
     ui::localize::localize();
     data::localize::localize();
 
@@ -112,10 +114,15 @@ fn try_run() -> Result<()> {
         update: Update::new(),
     };
 
-    match args.cli {
-        true => cli::run_cli(app_state),
-        false => ui::run_ui(app_state),
-    };
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "ui"))]
+    cli::run_cli(app_state);
+    #[cfg(feature = "ui")]
+    {
+        match args.cli {
+            true => cli::run_cli(app_state),
+            false => ui::run_ui(app_state),
+        };
+    }
 
     Ok(())
 }