diff --git a/config.example b/config.example
index 8241967..ba17a51 100644
--- a/config.example
+++ b/config.example
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ _rofi () {
 }
 
 # keyboard layout (set this to your actual layout. E.g. keyboard="de us"
-keyboard=us
+#keyboard=us
 
 # fields to be used
 URL_field='url'
diff --git a/rofi-pass b/rofi-pass
index bfc022d..08cea2d 100755
--- a/rofi-pass
+++ b/rofi-pass
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ help="Alt+h"
 switch="Alt+x"
 insert_pass="Alt+n"
 
-setxkbmap "${keyboard}"
+if [[ -n $keyboard ]]; then
+  setxkbmap "${keyboard}"
+fi
 
 # get all password files and create an array
 list_passwords() {