diff --git a/src/btop.cpp b/src/btop.cpp
index ba8a24e0..ab5eafa0 100644
--- a/src/btop.cpp
+++ b/src/btop.cpp
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ namespace Runner {
 						if (Global::debug) debug_timer("gpu", draw_begin);
 
 						//? Draw box
-						if (not pause_output) output += Gpu::draw(gpu, conf.force_redraw, conf.no_update);
+						if (not pause_output and Gpu::Nvml::initialized) output += Gpu::draw(gpu, conf.force_redraw, conf.no_update);
 
 						if (Global::debug) debug_timer("gpu", draw_done);
 					}
diff --git a/src/btop_draw.cpp b/src/btop_draw.cpp
index c81a3a49..25224ac5 100644
--- a/src/btop_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/btop_draw.cpp
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ namespace Draw {
 		Cpu::redraw = Gpu::redraw = Mem::redraw = Net::redraw = Proc::redraw = true;
 
 		Cpu::shown = s_contains(boxes, "cpu");
-		Gpu::shown = s_contains(boxes, "gpu");
+		Gpu::shown = s_contains(boxes, "gpu") and Gpu::Nvml::initialized;
 		Mem::shown = s_contains(boxes, "mem");
 		Net::shown = s_contains(boxes, "net");
 		Proc::shown = s_contains(boxes, "proc");
diff --git a/src/btop_tools.cpp b/src/btop_tools.cpp
index 7f0d9431..6443b89e 100644
--- a/src/btop_tools.cpp
+++ b/src/btop_tools.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace Term {
         bool mem = boxes.find("mem") != string::npos;
         bool net = boxes.find("net") != string::npos;
         bool proc = boxes.find("proc") != string::npos;
-        bool gpu = boxes.find("gpu") != string::npos;
+        bool gpu = boxes.find("gpu") != string::npos and Gpu::Nvml::initialized;
 		int width = 0;
 		if (mem) width = Mem::min_width;
 		else if (net) width = Mem::min_width;