diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b708f8e..26bca7e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ func parseArguments() {
 	mailqCommandArgsPtr := flag.String("mailqCommandArgs", "", "Optional arguments to pass to mailqCommand")
 	interactivePtr := flag.Bool("interactive", false, "Set to true for shell mode")
 	machineFormatPtr := flag.Bool("machineFormat", false, "Set to true to get output suitable for cut/awk/...")
+	usePagerPtr := flag.Bool("usePager", true, "Use pager to display output?")
 	flag.Parse()
 	settings["mailqCommand"] = *mailqCommandPtr
 	settings["mailqCommandArgs"] = *mailqCommandArgsPtr
 	settings["interactive"] = strconv.FormatBool(*interactivePtr)
 	settings["machineFormat"] = strconv.FormatBool(*machineFormatPtr)
+	settings["usePager"] = strconv.FormatBool(*usePagerPtr)
 }
 
 func interactiveShell() {
@@ -47,13 +49,25 @@ func showQueue() {
 		fmt.Printf("Could not fetch queue entries: %s\n", err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	pagerReader, pagerWriter := io.Pipe()
-	pagerDone := make(chan bool)
-	go launchPager(pagerReader, pagerDone)
-	queue.PrintHumanReadable(pagerWriter)
-	pagerWriter.Close()
-	// Wait for pager to be closed before continuing the main program
-	<-pagerDone
+	if settings["usePager"] == "true" {
+		pagerReader, pagerWriter := io.Pipe()
+		pagerDone := make(chan bool)
+		go launchPager(pagerReader, pagerDone)
+		printQueue(queue, pagerWriter)
+		pagerWriter.Close()
+		// Wait for pager to be closed before continuing the main program
+		<-pagerDone
+	} else {
+		printQueue(queue, os.Stdout)
+	}
+}
+
+func printQueue(queue parser.MailQ, writer io.Writer) {
+	if settings["machineFormat"] == "true" {
+		queue.PrintMachineReadable(writer)
+	} else {
+		queue.PrintHumanReadable(writer)
+	}
 }
 
 func launchPager(reader *io.PipeReader, pagerDone chan<- bool) {
diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index d9dc680..a5b2d9a 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (m QEntry) String() string {
 }
 
 func (m QEntry) MachineReadableString() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d_%s_%s_%s", m.Id, m.Status, m.Date.Format(SortableDateFormat), m.Size, m.Sender, m.Reason, strings.Join(m.Recipients, ","))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s_%d_%s_%s_%s", m.Id, m.Status, m.Date.Format(SortableDateFormat), m.Size, m.Sender, m.Reason, strings.Join(m.Recipients, ","))
 }
 
 func (m QEntry) DetailedString() string {