diff --git a/gen_conf_downloader.py b/gen_conf_downloader.py
index 97cb6fe..a739f11 100644
--- a/gen_conf_downloader.py
+++ b/gen_conf_downloader.py
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
 import re
 import shutil
 import sys
-import threading
 
 import colorama
-from collections import defaultdict
 from collections import namedtuple
 import html as html_tools
 from html.parser import HTMLParser
-import PySimpleGUI as sg
+CLI_ONLY = False
+try:
+    import PySimpleGUI as sg
+except ImportError:
+    CLI_ONLY = True
 from tqdm import tqdm
 from urllib.parse import unquote_plus
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
@@ -638,7 +640,7 @@ def write_mp3_to_disk(data, filename):
                         default=3)
     parser.add_argument('-start', type=int,
                         help='First year to download. Note: not all historic sessions are available in all languages',
-                        default=max_year - 5)
+                        default=min_year)
     parser.add_argument('-end', type=int,
                         help='Last year to download (defaults to present year).',
                         default=max_year)
@@ -667,7 +669,7 @@ def write_mp3_to_disk(data, filename):
     args.cache_home = cache_home
     validate_args(args)
 
-    if len(sys.argv) > 1 and args.nogui:
+    if CLI_ONLY or (len(sys.argv) > 1 and args.nogui):
         # Initialize colorama
         colorama.init()