diff --git a/SpaceCadetPinball/Sound.cpp b/SpaceCadetPinball/Sound.cpp
index 6660080..3673e0a 100644
--- a/SpaceCadetPinball/Sound.cpp
+++ b/SpaceCadetPinball/Sound.cpp
@@ -7,44 +7,44 @@ int Sound::num_channels;
 bool Sound::enabled_flag = false;
 std::vector<ChannelInfo> Sound::Channels{};
 int Sound::Volume = MIX_MAX_VOLUME;
+bool Sound::MixOpen = false;
 
-bool Sound::Init(int channels, bool enableFlag, int volume)
+void Sound::Init(bool mixOpen, int channels, bool enableFlag, int volume)
 {
+	MixOpen = mixOpen;
 	Volume = volume;
-	Mix_Init(MIX_INIT_MID_Proxy);
-	auto result = Mix_OpenAudio(MIX_DEFAULT_FREQUENCY, MIX_DEFAULT_FORMAT, 2, 1024);
 	SetChannels(channels);
 	Enable(enableFlag);
-	return !result;
 }
 
 void Sound::Enable(bool enableFlag)
 {
 	enabled_flag = enableFlag;
-	if (!enableFlag)
+	if (MixOpen && !enableFlag)
 		Mix_HaltChannel(-1);
 }
 
 void Sound::Activate()
 {
-	Mix_Resume(-1);
+	if (MixOpen)
+		Mix_Resume(-1);
 }
 
 void Sound::Deactivate()
 {
-	Mix_Pause(-1);
+	if (MixOpen)
+		Mix_Pause(-1);
 }
 
 void Sound::Close()
 {
+	Enable(false);
 	Channels.clear();
-	Mix_CloseAudio();
-	Mix_Quit();
 }
 
 void Sound::PlaySound(Mix_Chunk* wavePtr, int time, TPinballComponent* soundSource, const char* info)
 {
-	if (wavePtr && enabled_flag)
+	if (MixOpen && wavePtr && enabled_flag)
 	{
 		if (Mix_Playing(-1) == num_channels)
 		{
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ void Sound::PlaySound(Mix_Chunk* wavePtr, int time, TPinballComponent* soundSour
 
 Mix_Chunk* Sound::LoadWaveFile(const std::string& lpName)
 {
+	if (!MixOpen)
+		return nullptr;
+
 	auto wavFile = fopenu(lpName.c_str(), "r");
 	if (!wavFile)
 		return nullptr;
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ Mix_Chunk* Sound::LoadWaveFile(const std::string& lpName)
 
 void Sound::FreeSound(Mix_Chunk* wave)
 {
-	if (wave)
+	if (MixOpen && wave)
 		Mix_FreeChunk(wave);
 }
 
@@ -138,12 +141,14 @@ void Sound::SetChannels(int channels)
 
 	num_channels = channels;
 	Channels.resize(num_channels);
-	Mix_AllocateChannels(num_channels);
+	if (MixOpen)
+		Mix_AllocateChannels(num_channels);
 	SetVolume(Volume);
 }
 
 void Sound::SetVolume(int volume)
 {
 	Volume = volume;
-	Mix_Volume(-1, volume);
+	if (MixOpen)
+		Mix_Volume(-1, volume);
 }
diff --git a/SpaceCadetPinball/Sound.h b/SpaceCadetPinball/Sound.h
index 97ddf9f..fc84b52 100644
--- a/SpaceCadetPinball/Sound.h
+++ b/SpaceCadetPinball/Sound.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Sound
 public:
 	static std::vector<ChannelInfo> Channels;
 
-	static bool Init(int channels, bool enableFlag, int volume);
+	static void Init(bool mixOpen, int channels, bool enableFlag, int volume);
 	static void Enable(bool enableFlag);
 	static void Activate();
 	static void Deactivate();
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ private:
 	static int num_channels;
 	static bool enabled_flag;
 	static int Volume;
+	static bool MixOpen;
 };
diff --git a/SpaceCadetPinball/SpaceCadetPinball.cpp b/SpaceCadetPinball/SpaceCadetPinball.cpp
index 2452dde..250e0e8 100644
--- a/SpaceCadetPinball/SpaceCadetPinball.cpp
+++ b/SpaceCadetPinball/SpaceCadetPinball.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
 	std::string cmdLine;
 	for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+	{
+		if (i > 1)
+			cmdLine += " ";
 		cmdLine += argv[i];
+	}
 
 	return winmain::WinMain(cmdLine.c_str());
 }
diff --git a/SpaceCadetPinball/midi.cpp b/SpaceCadetPinball/midi.cpp
index a2b3596..a90e8d1 100644
--- a/SpaceCadetPinball/midi.cpp
+++ b/SpaceCadetPinball/midi.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ std::vector<Mix_Music*> midi::LoadedTracks{};
 Mix_Music* midi::track1, * midi::track2, * midi::track3;
 MidiTracks midi::active_track, midi::NextTrack;
 int midi::Volume = MIX_MAX_VOLUME;
-bool midi::IsPlaying = false;
+bool midi::IsPlaying = false, midi::MixOpen = false;
 
 constexpr uint32_t FOURCC(uint8_t a, uint8_t b, uint8_t c, uint8_t d)
 {
@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@ void midi::StopPlayback()
 {
 	if (active_track != MidiTracks::None)
 	{
-		Mix_HaltMusic();
+		if (MixOpen)
+			Mix_HaltMusic();
 		active_track = MidiTracks::None;
 	}
 }
 
-int midi::music_init(int volume)
+int midi::music_init(bool mixOpen, int volume)
 {
+	MixOpen = mixOpen;
 	SetVolume(volume);
 	active_track = MidiTracks::None;
 	NextTrack = MidiTracks::None;
@@ -102,11 +104,15 @@ void midi::music_shutdown()
 void midi::SetVolume(int volume)
 {
 	Volume = volume;
-	Mix_VolumeMusic(volume);
+	if (MixOpen)
+		Mix_VolumeMusic(volume);
 }
 
 Mix_Music* midi::load_track(std::string fileName)
 {
+	if (!MixOpen || pb::quickFlag)
+		return nullptr;
+
 	if (pb::FullTiltMode)
 	{
 		// FT sounds are in SOUND subfolder
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ bool midi::play_track(MidiTracks track, bool replay)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (Mix_PlayMusic(midi, -1))
+	if (MixOpen && Mix_PlayMusic(midi, -1))
 	{
 		active_track = MidiTracks::None;
 		return false;
diff --git a/SpaceCadetPinball/midi.h b/SpaceCadetPinball/midi.h
index 91efd28..32a904a 100644
--- a/SpaceCadetPinball/midi.h
+++ b/SpaceCadetPinball/midi.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ enum class MidiTracks
 class midi
 {
 public:
-	static int music_init(int volume);
+	static int music_init(bool mixOpen, int volume);
 	static void music_shutdown();
 	static void music_play();
 	static void music_stop();
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ private:
 	static Mix_Music* track1, * track2, * track3;
 	static MidiTracks active_track, NextTrack;
 	static int Volume;
-	static bool IsPlaying;
+	static bool IsPlaying, MixOpen;
 
 	static void StopPlayback();
 	static Mix_Music* load_track(std::string fileName);
diff --git a/SpaceCadetPinball/winmain.cpp b/SpaceCadetPinball/winmain.cpp
index f774033..c42a316 100644
--- a/SpaceCadetPinball/winmain.cpp
+++ b/SpaceCadetPinball/winmain.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ int winmain::WinMain(LPCSTR lpCmdLine)
 	std::set_new_handler(memalloc_failure);
 
 	printf("Game version: %s\n", Version);
+	printf("Command line: %s\n", lpCmdLine);
 	printf("Compiled with: SDL %d.%d.%d;", SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION, SDL_PATCHLEVEL);
 	printf(" SDL_mixer %d.%d.%d;", SDL_MIXER_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MIXER_MINOR_VERSION, SDL_MIXER_PATCHLEVEL);
 	printf(" ImGui %s\n", IMGUI_VERSION);
@@ -107,6 +108,25 @@ int winmain::WinMain(LPCSTR lpCmdLine)
 
 	auto prefPath = SDL_GetPrefPath("", "SpaceCadetPinball");
 	auto basePath = SDL_GetBasePath();
+
+	// SDL mixer init
+	bool mixOpened = false, noAudio = strstr(lpCmdLine, "-noaudio") != nullptr;
+	if (!noAudio)
+	{
+		if ((Mix_Init(MIX_INIT_MID_Proxy) & MIX_INIT_MID_Proxy) == 0)
+		{
+			printf("Could not initialize SDL MIDI, music might not work.\nSDL Error: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
+			SDL_ClearError();
+		}
+		if (Mix_OpenAudio(MIX_DEFAULT_FREQUENCY, MIX_DEFAULT_FORMAT, 2, 1024) != 0)
+		{
+			printf("Could not open audio device, continuing without audio.\nSDL Error: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
+			SDL_ClearError();
+		}
+		else
+			mixOpened = true;
+	}
+
 	do
 	{
 		restart = false;
@@ -171,10 +191,11 @@ int winmain::WinMain(LPCSTR lpCmdLine)
 		// Second step: run updates that depend on .DAT file selection
 		options::InitSecondary();
 
-		if (!Sound::Init(Options.SoundChannels, Options.Sounds, Options.SoundVolume))
+		Sound::Init(mixOpened, Options.SoundChannels, Options.Sounds, Options.SoundVolume);
+		if (!mixOpened)
 			Options.Sounds = false;
 
-		if (!pb::quickFlag && !midi::music_init(Options.MusicVolume))
+		if (!midi::music_init(mixOpened, Options.MusicVolume))
 			Options.Music = false;
 
 		if (pb::init())
@@ -219,8 +240,8 @@ int winmain::WinMain(LPCSTR lpCmdLine)
 
 		options::uninit();
 		midi::music_shutdown();
-		pb::uninit();
 		Sound::Close();
+		pb::uninit();
 
 		ImGuiSDL::Deinitialize();
 		ImGui_ImplSDL2_Shutdown();
@@ -228,6 +249,13 @@ int winmain::WinMain(LPCSTR lpCmdLine)
 	}
 	while (restart);
 
+	if (!noAudio)
+	{
+		if (mixOpened)
+			Mix_CloseAudio();
+		Mix_Quit();
+	}
+
 	SDL_free(basePath);
 	SDL_free(prefPath);
 	delete gfr_display;