diff --git a/pulseaudio-tcp b/pulseaudio-tcp
index 79bcbb3..fbf82a4 100644
--- a/pulseaudio-tcp
+++ b/pulseaudio-tcp
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ elif [[ -z $(type -p zenity) ]] ; then
 elif ! [[ -v DISPLAY ]] && ! [[ -v XDG_SESSION_TYPE ]] ; then
     gui=false
     warning "Disabling GUI support, because neither \"DISPLAY\" not \"XDG_SESSION_TYPE\ is set."
+elif [[ $XDG_SESSION_TYPE = tty ]] ; then
+    gui=false
+    warning "Disabling GUI support, because \"XDG_SESSION_TYPE\ is set to \"tty\"."
 else
     gui=true
 fi