diff --git a/README b/README
index 7ee35eb..ece7c3e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ Install
 
   pip install --user -e .
 
+  Requirements:
+  - For volume buttons: libpulse
 
 Uninstall
 
diff --git a/controldeck.py b/controldeck.py
index 3f91a0f..35d27ac 100644
--- a/controldeck.py
+++ b/controldeck.py
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ def process(args):
     print(f"{e} failed!")
 
 def volume(name):
-  return process(f'pamixer --get-volume --sink "{name}"')
+  try:
+    return process(f'pamixer --get-volume --sink "{name}"')
+  except OSError as e:
+    #n = process(r"pactl list sinks short | awk '{print $2}'").split()
+    #v = process(r"pactl list sinks | grep '^[[:space:]]Volume:' | sed -e 's,.* \([0-9][0-9]*\)%.*,\1,'").split()
+    #return v[n.index(name)]
+    print(e)
 
 def volume_decrease(name):
+  #process(f'pactl set-sink-volume "{name}" -5db')
   return process(f'pamixer --get-volume --sink "{name}" --decrease 5')
 
 def volume_increase(name):
+  #process(f'pactl set-sink-volume "{name}" -5db')
   return process(f'pamixer --get-volume --sink "{name}" --increase 5')
 
 class Button(Div):
diff --git a/example/controldeck.conf b/example/controldeck.conf
index 4e35873..3c9d99b 100644
--- a/example/controldeck.conf
+++ b/example/controldeck.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 # name = sink_name
 # : N.    optional group/row specification
 # : NAME  name of the button
-# : name  sink name, see name with: pamixer --list-sinks
+# : name  sink name, see name with either:
+#           pactl list sinks short
+#           pamixer --list-sinks
 #
 # [N.button.NAME]
 # command = shell command