diff --git a/profile b/profile
index f237223..c71bfbd 100644
--- a/profile
+++ b/profile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 # execute fbterm if logging on from a tty
 if [ "$TERM" == linux ] && tty | grep -q /dev/tty; then
-  exec fbterm
+  which fbterm >/dev/null && exec fbterm
 fi
 
 # .bashrc is only sourced by bash on non-login shells (see bash(1)), so we need