diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py b/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
index 73bd820..46abd3f 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
@@ -42,14 +42,16 @@ class Status:
     :param input_stream: A file-like object that provides the input stream, if `standalone` is False.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, standalone=False, interval=1, input_stream=sys.stdin):
+    def __init__(self, standalone=False, interval=1, input_stream=sys.stdin, click_events=True):
         self.modules = util.ModuleList(self, ClassFinder(Module))
         self.standalone = standalone
+        self.click_events = click_events
         if standalone:
-            self.io = io.StandaloneIO(interval)
-            self.command_endpoint = CommandEndpoint(
-                self.modules,
-                lambda: io.JSONIO(io=io.IOHandler(sys.stdin, open(os.devnull, "w")), skiplines=1))
+            self.io = io.StandaloneIO(self.click_events, interval)
+            if self.click_events:
+                self.command_endpoint = CommandEndpoint(
+                    self.modules,
+                    lambda: io.JSONIO(io=io.IOHandler(sys.stdin, open(os.devnull, "w")), skiplines=1))
         else:
             self.io = io.IOHandler(input_stream)
 
@@ -78,7 +80,8 @@ class Status:
                 text=configuration_error.message))
 
     def run(self):
-        self.command_endpoint.start()
+        if self.click_events:
+            self.command_endpoint.start()
         for j in io.JSONIO(self.io).read():
             for module in self.modules:
                 module.inject(j)
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/io.py b/i3pystatus/core/io.py
index f6fb856..02b872c 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/io.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/io.py
@@ -51,11 +51,14 @@ class StandaloneIO(IOHandler):
     """
 
     n = -1
-    proto = ('{"version":1,"click_events":true}', "[", "[]", ",[]",)
+    proto = [{"version":1,"click_events":True}, "[", "[]", ",[]",]
 
-    def __init__(self, interval=1):
+    def __init__(self, click_events, interval=1):
         super().__init__()
         self.interval = interval
+        self.proto[0]['click_events'] = click_events
+        self.proto[0] = json.dumps(self.proto[0])
+
 
     def read(self):
         while True: