diff --git a/fvid/__main__.py b/fvid/__main__.py
index d1bd797..ec3726b 100644
--- a/fvid/__main__.py
+++ b/fvid/__main__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 import sys
 import platform
-running_os = platform.system()
-if running_os.lower() in ('linux', 'darwin'):
+import distro # to check linux distributions
+
+try:
+    linux_distro = distro.linux_distribution()[0].lower()
+except:
+    linux_distro = "n/a"
+
+# fvid 
+if platform.system().lower() in ('linux', 'darwin') and linux_distro not in ('artix linux',):
+    # this used to work for every distro but something changed in the Cython/Password PR
     from fvid import main
 else:
+    # windows and artix linux need this because of something in the Cython/Password PR, unknown if more OSes need it
     from fvid.fvid import main
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-	sys.exit(main())
+    sys.exit(main())