diff --git a/connection_handler.go b/connection_handler.go
index fbef9fc..a08ce4e 100644
--- a/connection_handler.go
+++ b/connection_handler.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import "net"
 import "strconv"
 import "strings"
 import log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-import "github.com/wercker/journalhook"
+// import "github.com/wercker/journalhook"
 
 import "git.wit.com/wit/shell"
 
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ func GetRemoteAddr(conn net.TCPConn) string {
 // Then each hostname is verified with DNSSEC
 //
 func HandleConnection(conn *net.TCPConn) {
-	journalhook.Enable()
+	// Disable journalhook until it builds on Windows
+	// journalhook.Enable()
+
 	// spew.Dump(conn)
 	// ipv6client := GetRemoteAddr(c)
 	ipv6client := conn.RemoteAddr()
 	log.Println("Serving to %s as the IPv6 client", ipv6client)
-	
+
 	// setup this TCP socket as the "standard input"
 	// newStdin, _ := bufio.NewReader(conn.File())
 	newStdin, _ := conn.File()
diff --git a/dnstrace.go b/dnstrace.go
index 9c09392..39282cb 100644
--- a/dnstrace.go
+++ b/dnstrace.go
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import "github.com/miekg/dns"
 import "github.com/rs/dnstrace/client"
 
 import log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-import "github.com/wercker/journalhook"
+
+// this is cool, but breaks the Windows build
+// import "github.com/wercker/journalhook"
 
 // import "github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 
@@ -157,5 +159,6 @@ func ResolveIPv6hostname(hostname string) *net.TCPAddr {
 }
 
 func UseJournalctl() {
-        journalhook.Enable()
+	log.Println("journalhook is disabled because it breaks the Windows build right now")
+        // journalhook.Enable()
 }