diff --git a/kernel-src/sys/scheduler.c b/kernel-src/sys/scheduler.c
index c72b40db..daf71b36 100644
--- a/kernel-src/sys/scheduler.c
+++ b/kernel-src/sys/scheduler.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <semaphore.h>
 #include <kernel/devfs.h>
 #include <kernel/jobctl.h>
+#include <kernel/cmdline.h>
 
 #define QUANTUM_US 100000
 #define SCHEDULER_STACK_SIZE PAGE_SIZE
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ void sched_inactiveproc(proc_t *proc) {
 	// proc refcount 0, we can free the structure
 	// TODO remove from the pid list
 
-	printf("destroying proc!\n");
+	//printf("destroying proc!\n");
 	sched_destroyproc(proc);
 }
 
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ void sched_runinit() {
 	proc->root = vfsroot;
 	VOP_HOLD(vfsroot);
 
-	char *argv[] = {"/init", "-l", NULL};
+	char *argv[] = {"/init", cmdline_get("initarg"), NULL};
 	char *envp[] = {NULL};
 
 	void *stack = elf_preparestack(STACK_TOP, &auxv64, argv, envp);
diff --git a/limine.cfg b/limine.cfg
index 13db5e89..ca1a80a3 100644
--- a/limine.cfg
+++ b/limine.cfg
@@ -7,24 +7,14 @@ TIMEOUT=5
 :Astral
 PROTOCOL=limine
 KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=root=nvme0n1 rootfs=ext2
+MODULE_PATH=boot:///initrd
+KERNEL_CMDLINE=initrd rootfs=tmpfs initarg=withx
 COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
 
-:Astral (initrd)
+:Astral (console)
 PROTOCOL=limine
 KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
 MODULE_PATH=boot:///initrd
 KERNEL_CMDLINE=initrd rootfs=tmpfs
 COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
 
-:Astral (debugging)
-PROTOCOL=limine
-KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=root=nvme0n1 rootfs=ext2 e9 syscall_log
-COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
-
-:Astral (debugging, initrd)
-KERNEL_PATH=boot:///astral
-MODULE_PATH=boot:///initrd
-KERNEL_CMDLINE=initrd rootfs=tmpfs e9 syscall_log
-COMMENT="The Astral operating system"
diff --git a/tools/init/main.c b/tools/init/main.c
index 3e9d8f64..074f29b0 100644
--- a/tools/init/main.c
+++ b/tools/init/main.c
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <string.h>
 
-int main() {
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	printf("init: Welcome to Astral!\n");
 
 	// set up initial environmental variables
@@ -66,6 +67,11 @@ int main() {
 	close(rfd);
 	close(wfd);
 
+	// run the startwm script
+	// if that exits, we will fall back to the console shell
+	if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "withx") == 0)
+		system("/usr/bin/startwm");
+
 	// start user shell
 	printf("init: running /usr/bin/bash\n");
 	pid = fork();