diff --git a/library/Hooks-linux.cpp b/library/Hooks-linux.cpp
index b0bf5a781..8291bf899 100644
--- a/library/Hooks-linux.cpp
+++ b/library/Hooks-linux.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ DFhackCExport int SDL_PollEvent(SDL::Event* event)
 struct WINDOW;
 DFhackCExport int wgetch(WINDOW *win)
 {
+    if (getenv("DFHACK_HEADLESS"))
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
     static int (*_wgetch)(WINDOW * win) = (int (*)( WINDOW * )) dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "wgetch");
     if(!_wgetch)
     {
diff --git a/travis/download-df.sh b/travis/download-df.sh
index 4430f7630..db5009069 100755
--- a/travis/download-df.sh
+++ b/travis/download-df.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ tar xf "$tardest" --strip-components=1
 echo Changing settings
 echo '' >> "$DF_FOLDER/data/init/init.txt"
 echo '[PRINT_MODE:TEXT]' >> "$DF_FOLDER/data/init/init.txt"
+echo '[SOUND:NO]' >> "$DF_FOLDER/data/init/init.txt"
 echo Done
 
 echo "$selfmd5" > receipt