diff --git a/src/alarm.rs b/src/alarm.rs
index 073d25d..a64b20b 100644
--- a/src/alarm.rs
+++ b/src/alarm.rs
@@ -262,19 +262,20 @@ pub fn alarm_exec(config: &Config, elapsed: u32) {
         time = format!("{:02}:{:02}:{:02}", elapsed /3600, (elapsed / 60) % 60, elapsed % 60);
     }
 
-    // Replace every occurrence of "%s".
-    for s in config.alarm_exec.iter() {
-        args.push(s.replace("%s", &time));
-    }
+    if let Some(exec) = &config.alarm_exec {
+        // Replace every occurrence of "%s".
+        for s in exec {
+            args.push(s.replace("%s", &time));
+        }
 
-    if Command::new(
-        &config.alarm_exec[0])
-        .args(&args[1..])
-        .stdout(Stdio::null())
-        .stdin(Stdio::null())
-        .spawn().is_err() {
+        if Command::new(&exec[0])
+            .args(&args[1..])
+            .stdout(Stdio::null())
+            .stdin(Stdio::null())
+            .spawn().is_err() {
 
-        eprintln!("Error: Could not execute command");
+            eprintln!("Error: Could not execute command");
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 76643d6..dbdc974 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ const MENUBAR_SHORT: &str =
 
 pub struct Config {
     plain: bool,
-    alarm_exec: Vec<String>,
+    alarm_exec: Option<Vec<String>>,
 }
 
 
 fn main() {
     let mut config = Config {
         plain: false,
-        alarm_exec: Vec::new(),
+        alarm_exec: None,
     };
     parse_args(&mut config);
 
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ fn main() {
                 write!(stdout, "{}", 0x07 as char).unwrap();
                 layout.force_redraw = true;
 
-                if config.alarm_exec.len() > 0 {
+                // Run command if configured.
+                if config.alarm_exec.is_some() {
                     alarm_exec(&config, clock.elapsed);
                 }
             }
@@ -254,10 +255,11 @@ fn parse_args(config: &mut Config) {
                 // Find position of this flag.
                 let i = env::args().position(|s| { s == "-e" || s == "--exec" }).unwrap();
                 // Copy everything thereafter.
-                config.alarm_exec = env::args().skip(i + 1).collect();
-                if config.alarm_exec.len() == 0 {
+                let exec: Vec<String> = env::args().skip(i + 1).collect();
+                if exec.len() == 0 {
                     usage();
                 } else {
+                    config.alarm_exec = Some(exec);
                     // Ignore everything after this flag.
                     break;
                 }