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diff --git a/xinitrc b/xinitrc
index 79241ee..387614d 100755
--- a/xinitrc
+++ b/xinitrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # startx configuration file.
 
-# Copyright (C) 2011-2013  Simon Ruderich
+# Copyright (C) 2011-2014  Simon Ruderich
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ error() {
         xmessage "$@" &
     else
         # Log message to a file which is displayed by my Zsh setup on startup.
-        echo "$*" >> "$HOME/.xinitrc.errors"
+        printf '%s\n' "$*" >>"$HOME/.xinitrc.errors"
     fi
 }
 # Save PID of the most recently started background process. Used to terminate
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ fi
 # necessary because of my German keyboard which I use with English settings.
 xmodmap -e 'keycode 94 = grave asciitilde'
 
+# Disable annoying audio bell. Thanks to Sebastian Rachuj.
+xset b off
+
 # Change the background if available.
 if test -f "$HOME/.background" && test -n "$set_background"; then
     if installed hsetroot; then
@@ -142,11 +145,30 @@ elif test -n "$screen_lock_force"; then
 fi
 
 
-# XMonad doesn't start a terminal emulator on its own, start one when I login.
+# My window managers doesn't start a terminal emulator on its own, start one
+# when I login.
 (urxvt || rxvt || xterm) &
 
 # Start window manager.
-xmonad
+failed=
+if installed herbstluftwm; then
+    herbstluftwm --locked >~/.config/herbstluftwm/log 2>&1 || failed=1
+elif installed xmonad; then
+    xmonad || failed=1
+elif installed stumpwm; then
+    stumpwm || failed=1
+else
+    failed='no window manager found'
+fi
+# Fallback in case my window manager failed to start. Otherwise X terminates
+# the session immediately (because xinitrc finishes).
+if test -n "$failed"; then
+    if test x"$failed" = x1; then
+        failed='failed to start window manager'
+    fi
+    error "$failed (spawning fallback terminal)"
+    urxvt || rxvt || xterm
+fi
 
 
 # Cleanup.