diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py b/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
index 73bd820..eac72d9 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/__init__.py
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ 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
         if standalone:
-            self.io = io.StandaloneIO(interval)
+            self.io = io.StandaloneIO(click_events, interval)
             self.command_endpoint = CommandEndpoint(
                 self.modules,
                 lambda: io.JSONIO(io=io.IOHandler(sys.stdin, open(os.devnull, "w")), skiplines=1))
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: