diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 62a91f6..33918e7 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2653,8 +2653,9 @@ detect_desktop_environment()
 				fi
 				desktop_environment="IceWM${version}"
 			fi
+		fi
 		# a few manual hacks for things that don't id with xprop, these are just good guesses
-		else
+		if [[ -z $desktop_environment ]];then
 			if [[ -n $( grep -is 'fvwm-crystal'  <<< "$ps_aux" | grep -v 'grep' ) ]];then
 				version=$( fvwm --version 2>/dev/null | grep -Esi 'fvwm [[:digit:]]' | gawk '{print $2}' )
 				if [[ -n $version ]];then