diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index d2888d1..87d008f 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -475,18 +475,23 @@
   (add-to-list 'frames-only-mode-use-window-functions 'undo-tree-visualize)
   (frames-only-mode t)
   (menu-bar-mode 0)
-  (defun split-window-below-i3 ()
-    "It's like `split-window-below', but uses i3 stuff"
-    (interactive)
-    (call-process "i3" nil nil nil "split v")
-    (make-frame))
-  (defun split-window-right-i3 ()
-    "It's like `split-window-below', but uses i3 stuff"
-    (interactive)
-    (call-process "i3" nil nil nil "split h")
-    (make-frame))
-  (bind-key "C-x 2" 'split-window-below-i3)
-  (bind-key "C-x 3" 'split-window-right-i3))
+  (if (executable-find "i3")
+      (progn
+        (defun split-window-below-i3 ()
+          "It's like `split-window-below', but uses i3 stuff"
+          (interactive)
+          (call-process "i3" nil nil nil "split v")
+          (make-frame))
+        (defun split-window-right-i3 ()
+          "It's like `split-window-below', but uses i3 stuff"
+          (interactive)
+          (call-process "i3" nil nil nil "split h")
+          (make-frame))
+        (bind-key "C-x 2" 'split-window-below-i3)
+        (bind-key "C-x 3" 'split-window-right-i3))
+    (progn
+      (bind-key "C-x 2" 'make-frame-command)
+      (bind-key "C-x 3" 'make-frame-command))))
 
 (use-package crux :ensure
   :bind (("C-a" . crux-move-beginning-of-line)))