diff --git a/i38.sh b/i38.sh
index f3d34bb..74d4fbe 100755
--- a/i38.sh
+++ b/i38.sh
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ fi
 if [[ $dex -eq 0 ]]; then
     dex -t "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config}/autostart" -c $(command -v orca)
 fi
+if command -v acpi &> /dev/null ; then
+    batteryAlert=1
+    batteryAlert=$(yesno "Do you want to use a braille display with Orca?")
+fi
 brlapi=1
 brlapi=$(yesno "Do you want to use a braille display with Orca?")
 sounds=1
@@ -637,7 +641,9 @@ if command -v remind &> /dev/null && command -v notify-send &> /dev/null ; then
     echo "exec_always --no-startup-id $(command -v remind) -z '-k:${HOME}/.config/i3/scripts/reminder.sh %s &' ${HOME}/.reminders < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1"
     touch ~/.reminders
 fi
-echo "exec_always --no-startup-id ${i3Path}/scripts/battery_alert.sh"
+if [[ $batteryAlert -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "exec_always --no-startup-id ${i3Path}/scripts/battery_alert.sh"
+fi
 if [[ $dex -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo '# Start XDG autostart .desktop files using dex. See also'
     echo '# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Autostart'