diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 89f722f..fdc4417 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 
-/* Notification */
-static char *notifycmd = "libnotify"; /* Use libnotify or given command */
+/* Notification, replace libnotify if you don't want it */
+static char *notifycmd = "libnotify"; /* Use libnotify or command given*/
 static char *notifyext = ""; /* Notify with extra command (eg. play an alarm) */
 
 /*
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 88b1134..cabd5da 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ VERSION = 0.1
 PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/share/man
 
-# includes and libs
-INCS = -I. -I/usr/include \
-       `pkg-config --cflags libnotify`
-LIBS = -L/usr/lib \
-       `pkg-config --libs libnotify`
+# libnotify - comment if you don't want it (config.h too)
+INCS = -I. -I/usr/include `pkg-config --cflags libnotify`
+LIBS = -L/usr/lib `pkg-config --libs libnotify`
+DEFS = -DNOTIFY
 
 # flags
 CPPFLAGS = -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\"
-CFLAGS += -g -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Os ${INCS} ${CPPFLAGS}
+CFLAGS += -g -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Os ${INCS} ${DEFS} ${CPPFLAGS}
 LDFLAGS += -g ${LIBS}
 
 # compiler and linker
diff --git a/spt.c b/spt.c
index 9143ec1..c6c2e7a 100644
--- a/spt.c
+++ b/spt.c
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
-
+#ifdef NOTIFY
 #include <libnotify/notify.h>
+#endif /* NOTIFY */
 
 #include "arg.h"
 
@@ -59,20 +60,21 @@ void
 notify_send(char *cmt)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(notifycmd, "libnotify")) { /* use libnotify */
+#ifdef NOTIFY
 		notify_init("spt");
-		NotifyNotification *n = notify_notification_new("spt", cmt, "dialog-information");
+		NotifyNotification *n = notify_notification_new("spt", cmt, \
+					"dialog-information");
 		notify_notification_show(n, NULL);
 		g_object_unref(G_OBJECT(n));
 		notify_uninit();
+#endif /* NOTIFY */
 	} else if (strcmp(notifycmd, "")) {
 		/* TODO(pickfire): merge this into spawn() */
-		if (fork() == 0) {
 			setsid();
 			execlp(notifycmd, "spt", cmt, NULL);
 			fprintf(stderr, "spt: execlp %s", notifycmd);
 			perror(" failed");
 			exit(0);
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (strcmp(notifyext, "")) /* extra commands to use */
@@ -123,7 +125,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 run:
-	notify_send(timers[i].cmt);
+	if (fork() == 0) {
+		notify_send(timers[i].cmt);
+	}
 
 	for (timecount = 0; timecount < timers[i].tmr; timecount++) {
 		sleep(1);