diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a78a0f80..1e545e37 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # v0.3.2
 
+CHANGE: Include missing `--headless` flag for `zrok enable` and `zrok access private` (https://github.com/openziti/zrok/issues/246)
+
+CHANGE: Fix for `zrok enable` error path handling (https://github.com/openziti/zrok/issues/244)
+
 FEATURE: `zrok controller validate` and `zrok access public validate` will both perform a quick syntax validation on controller and public frontend configuration documents (https://github.com/openziti/zrok/issues/238)
 
 	$ zrok controller validate etc/dev.yml 
diff --git a/cmd/zrok/accessPrivate.go b/cmd/zrok/accessPrivate.go
index c69e5fe8..9184d034 100644
--- a/cmd/zrok/accessPrivate.go
+++ b/cmd/zrok/accessPrivate.go
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type accessPrivateCommand struct {
-	cmd         *cobra.Command
 	bindAddress string
+	headless    bool
+	cmd         *cobra.Command
 }
 
 func newAccessPrivateCommand() *accessPrivateCommand {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func newAccessPrivateCommand() *accessPrivateCommand {
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	}
 	command := &accessPrivateCommand{cmd: cmd}
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&command.headless, "headless", false, "Disable TUI and run headless")
 	cmd.Run = command.run
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&command.bindAddress, "bind", "b", "127.0.0.1:9191", "The address to bind the private frontend")
 	return command
@@ -112,28 +114,40 @@ func (cmd *accessPrivateCommand) run(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	mdl := newAccessModel(shrToken, endpointUrl.String())
-	logrus.SetOutput(mdl)
-	prg := tea.NewProgram(mdl, tea.WithAltScreen())
-	mdl.prg = prg
-
-	go func() {
+	if cmd.headless {
+		logrus.Infof("access the zrok share at the followind endpoint: %v", endpointUrl.String())
 		for {
 			select {
 			case req := <-cfg.RequestsChan:
-				if req != nil {
-					prg.Send(req)
-				}
+				logrus.Infof("%v -> %v %v", req.RemoteAddr, req.Method, req.Path)
 			}
 		}
-	}()
 
-	if _, err := prg.Run(); err != nil {
-		tui.Error("An error occurred", err)
+	} else {
+		mdl := newAccessModel(shrToken, endpointUrl.String())
+		logrus.SetOutput(mdl)
+		prg := tea.NewProgram(mdl, tea.WithAltScreen())
+		mdl.prg = prg
+
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				select {
+				case req := <-cfg.RequestsChan:
+					if req != nil {
+						prg.Send(req)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+
+		if _, err := prg.Run(); err != nil {
+			tui.Error("An error occurred", err)
+		}
+
+		close(cfg.RequestsChan)
+		cmd.destroy(accessResp.Payload.FrontendToken, zrd.Env.ZId, shrToken, zrok, auth)
+
 	}
-
-	close(cfg.RequestsChan)
-	cmd.destroy(accessResp.Payload.FrontendToken, zrd.Env.ZId, shrToken, zrok, auth)
 }
 
 func (cmd *accessPrivateCommand) destroy(frotendName, envZId, shrToken string, zrok *rest_client_zrok.Zrok, auth runtime.ClientAuthInfoWriter) {
diff --git a/cmd/zrok/enable.go b/cmd/zrok/enable.go
index 3b52039c..d9790f95 100644
--- a/cmd/zrok/enable.go
+++ b/cmd/zrok/enable.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"os"
 	user2 "os/user"
 	"time"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ func init() {
 
 type enableCommand struct {
 	description string
+	headless    bool
 	cmd         *cobra.Command
 }
 
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ func newEnableCommand() *enableCommand {
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	}
 	command := &enableCommand{cmd: cmd}
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&command.headless, "headless", false, "Disable TUI and run headless")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&command.description, "description", "d", "<user>@<hostname>", "Description of this environment")
 	cmd.Run = command.run
 	return command
@@ -74,50 +77,84 @@ func (cmd *enableCommand) run(_ *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	}
 
 	var prg *tea.Program
-	var mdl enableTuiModel
 	var done = make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		mdl = newEnableTuiModel()
-		mdl.msg = "contacting the zrok service..."
-		prg = tea.NewProgram(mdl)
-		if _, err := prg.Run(); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-		}
-		close(done)
-		if mdl.quitting {
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-	}()
+	if !cmd.headless {
+		var mdl enableTuiModel
+		go func() {
+			mdl = newEnableTuiModel()
+			mdl.msg = "contacting the zrok service..."
+			prg = tea.NewProgram(mdl)
+			if _, err := prg.Run(); err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+			}
+			close(done)
+			if mdl.quitting {
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
+		}()
+	} else {
+		logrus.Infof("contacting the zrok service...")
+	}
 
 	resp, err := zrok.Environment.Enable(req, auth)
 	//Switch on err type (401, 400, 500, etc...)
 	if err != nil {
 		time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
-		prg.Send(fmt.Sprintf("the zrok service returned an error: %v\n", err))
-		prg.Quit()
-		<-done
+		if !cmd.headless && prg != nil {
+			prg.Send(fmt.Sprintf("the zrok service returned an error: %v\n", err))
+			prg.Quit()
+		} else {
+			logrus.Errorf("the zrok service returned an error: %v", err)
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		}
 		cmd.endpointError(zrd.ApiEndpoint())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	prg.Send("writing the environment details...")
+	if err != nil {
+		prg.Send("writing the environment details...")
+	}
 	apiEndpoint, _ := zrd.ApiEndpoint()
 	zrd.Env = &zrokdir.Environment{Token: token, ZId: resp.Payload.Identity, ApiEndpoint: apiEndpoint}
 	if err := zrd.Save(); err != nil {
-		prg.Send(fmt.Sprintf("there was an error saving the new environment: %v", err))
-		prg.Quit()
-		<-done
+		if !cmd.headless && prg != nil {
+			prg.Send(fmt.Sprintf("there was an error saving the new environment: %v", err))
+			prg.Quit()
+		} else {
+			logrus.Errorf("there was an error saving the new environment: %v", err)
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		}
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if err := zrokdir.SaveZitiIdentity("backend", resp.Payload.Cfg); err != nil {
-		prg.Send(fmt.Sprintf("there was an error writing the environment: %v", err))
-		prg.Quit()
-		<-done
+		if !cmd.headless && prg != nil {
+			prg.Send(fmt.Sprintf("there was an error writing the environment: %v", err))
+			prg.Quit()
+		} else {
+			logrus.Errorf("there was an error writing the environment: %v", err)
+		}
+		select {
+		case <-done:
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		}
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	prg.Send(fmt.Sprintf("the zrok environment was successfully enabled..."))
-	prg.Quit()
-	<-done
+	if !cmd.headless && prg != nil {
+		prg.Send(fmt.Sprintf("the zrok environment was successfully enabled..."))
+		prg.Quit()
+	} else {
+		logrus.Infof("the zrok environment was successfully enabled...")
+	}
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+	}
 }
 
 func (cmd *enableCommand) endpointError(apiEndpoint, _ string) {