diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 4465af1..6db7887 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void setfocus(Client *c);
 static void setfullscreen(Client *c, int fullscreen);
 static void setlayout(const Arg *arg);
 static void setmfact(const Arg *arg);
-static void setup(void);
+static void setup(int argc, char *argv[]);
 static void seturgent(Client *c, int urg);
 static void showhide(Client *c);
 static void sigchld(int unused);
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ setmfact(const Arg *arg)
 }
 
 void
-setup(void)
+setup(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	int i;
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
@@ -1570,6 +1570,13 @@ setup(void)
 	scheme = ecalloc(LENGTH(colors), sizeof(Clr *));
 	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(colors); i++)
 		scheme[i] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[i], 3);
+	if (argc > 0) {
+		Clr *cuscol = ecalloc(1, sizeof(Clr));
+		drw_clr_create(drw, cuscol, argv[1]);
+		scheme[SchemeSel][ColBg] = cuscol[0];
+		scheme[SchemeSel][ColBorder] = cuscol[0];
+	}
+
 	/* init bars */
 	updatebars();
 	updatestatus();
@@ -2129,14 +2136,14 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	if (argc == 2 && !strcmp("-v", argv[1]))
 		die("dwm-"VERSION);
-	else if (argc != 1)
-		die("usage: dwm [-v]");
+	//else if (argc != 1)
+		//die("usage: dwm [-v]");
 	if (!setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "") || !XSupportsLocale())
 		fputs("warning: no locale support\n", stderr);
 	if (!(dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
 		die("dwm: cannot open display");
 	checkotherwm();
-	setup();
+	setup(argc, argv);
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
 	if (pledge("stdio rpath proc exec", NULL) == -1)
 		die("pledge");