diff --git a/Core/Core.cc b/Core/Core.cc
index 98ae571ac5930a476a6a32876203fa511119d5c5..7827e9bedd1d9561cbee5aff07094e6452343bc5 100644
--- a/Core/Core.cc
+++ b/Core/Core.cc
@@ -658,6 +658,9 @@ void Core::updateView() {
     }
   }
 
+  if ( !OpenFlipper::Options::gui() )
+    return;
+
   if ( OpenFlipper::Options::restrictFrameRate() ) {
 
     int elapsed = redrawTime_->elapsed ();
@@ -682,7 +685,7 @@ void Core::updateView() {
 
   redrawTime_->restart ();
 
-  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() && !OpenFlipper::Options::loadingSettings() && !OpenFlipper::Options::redrawDisabled() ) {
+  if ( !OpenFlipper::Options::loadingSettings() && !OpenFlipper::Options::redrawDisabled() ) {
 
     for ( unsigned int i = 0 ; i < OpenFlipper::Options::examinerWidgets() ; ++i )
       coreWidget_->examiner_widgets_[i]->updateGL();
diff --git a/Core/ParseIni.cc b/Core/ParseIni.cc
index 32da48f7ffd078c5aabc584efcc8ce57eae5cd7a..ac2e4404365d7fd9301d2a106172eafa4853933f 100644
--- a/Core/ParseIni.cc
+++ b/Core/ParseIni.cc
@@ -588,12 +588,12 @@ void Core::openIniFile( QString _filename,
 
   resetScenegraph();
 
-  for ( unsigned int i = 0 ; i < OpenFlipper::Options::examinerWidgets() ; ++i ) {
-    PluginFunctions::viewerProperties(i).drawMode( OpenFlipper::Options::standardDrawMode() );
-    coreWidget_->examiner_widgets_[i]->viewAll();
-  }
+  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() ){
+    for ( unsigned int i = 0 ; i < OpenFlipper::Options::examinerWidgets() ; ++i ) {
+      PluginFunctions::viewerProperties(i).drawMode( OpenFlipper::Options::standardDrawMode() );
+      coreWidget_->examiner_widgets_[i]->viewAll();
+    }
 
-  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() ) {
     coreWidget_->statusMessage( "Loading ini File " + _filename + " ... Done", 4000);
     coreWidget_->setStatus(ApplicationStatus::READY );
   }
diff --git a/Core/openFunctions.cc b/Core/openFunctions.cc
index 16f40f8854f4fee901e85cebbd62101b5f445ebb..fc107d1d56d970d076df425e24370e883db6433e 100644
--- a/Core/openFunctions.cc
+++ b/Core/openFunctions.cc
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ void Core::resetScenegraph() {
   }
 
   // Update the draw Modes Menu
-  coreWidget_->slotUpdateGlobalDrawMenu();
+  if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() )
+    coreWidget_->slotUpdateGlobalDrawMenu();
 }
 
 //========================================================================================
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ void Core::slotCommandLineOpen() {
     emit executeFileScript(commandLineScriptNames_[i]);
   }
 
+  if ( !OpenFlipper::Options::gui() && !OpenFlipper::Options::remoteControl())
+    exitApplication();
 }
 
 /// Load object by guessing DataType depending on the files extension
diff --git a/OpenFlipper.cc b/OpenFlipper.cc
index 119069aa41a4058cdf53debd5b8a34f4ca0761e0..231ddb2f9645795232addacc930e7007a05d0e41 100644
--- a/OpenFlipper.cc
+++ b/OpenFlipper.cc
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ bool parseCommandLineOptions(CSimpleOpt& args){
             OpenFlipper::Options::splash(false);
             break;
         case OPT_REMOTE:
-            remoteControl = true;
+            OpenFlipper::Options::remoteControl(true);
             break;
         case OPT_HELP:
           showHelp();
@@ -280,17 +280,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   OpenFlipper::Options::argc(&argc);
   OpenFlipper::Options::argv(&argv);
 
-  //print arguments
-  std::fstream filestr ("/Users/moebius/param.log", std::fstream::out);
-
-  for (int i=0; i < argc; i++)
-    filestr << argv[i] << " ";
-  filestr << std::endl;
-
-  filestr.close();
-
   CSimpleOpt args(argc, argv, g_rgOptions);
 
+  //check only batchMode before the core is created
+  while (args.Next())
+    if (args.OptionId() == OPT_BATCH ){
+      OpenFlipper::Options::nogui(true);
+      break;
+    }
+
 // Only Install signal handler if not running in debug version, otherwise gdb will get confused
 // #ifndef DEBUG
   // Set a handler for segfaults
@@ -349,8 +347,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     for ( int i = 0 ; i < args.FileCount(); ++i )
       w->commandLineScript(args.File(i));
 
-    if ( remoteControl )
-      return app.exec();
+    return app.exec();
   }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/common/GlobalOptions.cc b/common/GlobalOptions.cc
index 16ec108a8efce6ab99865cd69ec9885bbec69046..aaf9692b575c98ccdee1fa269329e0ddc06046ec 100644
--- a/common/GlobalOptions.cc
+++ b/common/GlobalOptions.cc
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ static int* argc_;
 
 static char *** argv_;
 
+static bool remoteControl_ = false;
+
 # if __WORDSIZE == 64
   const bool is64 = true;
 #else
@@ -680,6 +682,14 @@ void argv( char*** _argv) {
   argv_ = _argv;
 }
 
+bool remoteControl(){
+  return remoteControl_;
+}
+
+void remoteControl(bool _remote){
+  remoteControl_ = _remote;
+}
+
 void doSlotDebugging( bool _debugging ) {
   doSlotDebugging_ = _debugging;
 }
diff --git a/common/GlobalOptions.hh b/common/GlobalOptions.hh
index 955bf8d39652860ad441c810f10e70f998f81108..bc0e8a04fe35dea5f08f9fbee3b447d3a31592db 100644
--- a/common/GlobalOptions.hh
+++ b/common/GlobalOptions.hh
@@ -609,7 +609,13 @@ void  argc( int* _argc );
 DLLEXPORT
 void argv( char*** _argv);
 
+/// is the core remoteControlled?
+DLLEXPORT
+bool remoteControl();
 
+/// is the core remoteControlled?
+DLLEXPORT
+void remoteControl( bool _remote );
 
 //===========================================================================
 /** @name Debugging Options