diff --git a/rtv/oauth.py b/rtv/oauth.py
index 307cf4a..6a51ada 100644
--- a/rtv/oauth.py
+++ b/rtv/oauth.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ from six.moves import configparser
 from . import config
 from .curses_helpers import show_notification, prompt_input
 
-from tornado import ioloop, web
+from tornado import gen, ioloop, web, httpserver
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
 __all__ = ['token_validity', 'OAuthTool']
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -27,18 +28,22 @@ class HomeHandler(web.RequestHandler):
 
 class AuthHandler(web.RequestHandler):
 
+    def initialize(self):
+        self.compact = os.environ.get('BROWSER') in ['w3m', 'links', 'elinks', 'lynx']
+
     def get(self):
-        try:
-            global oauth_state
-            global oauth_code
-            global oauth_error
+        global oauth_state
+        global oauth_code
+        global oauth_error
 
-            oauth_state = self.get_argument('state', default='state_placeholder')
-            oauth_code = self.get_argument('code', default='code_placeholder')
-            oauth_error = self.get_argument('error', default='error_placeholder')
+        oauth_state = self.get_argument('state', default='state_placeholder')
+        oauth_code = self.get_argument('code', default='code_placeholder')
+        oauth_error = self.get_argument('error', default='error_placeholder')
 
-            self.render('auth.html', state=oauth_state, code=oauth_code, error=oauth_error)
-        finally:
+        self.render('auth.html', state=oauth_state, code=oauth_code, error=oauth_error)
+
+        # Stop IOLoop if using BackgroundBrowser (or GUI browser)
+        if not self.compact:
             ioloop.IOLoop.current().stop()
 
 class OAuthTool(object):
@@ -69,6 +74,8 @@ class OAuthTool(object):
             (r'/auth', AuthHandler),
         ], template_path='rtv/templates')
 
+        self.http_server = None
+
     def get_config_fp(self):
         HOME = os.path.expanduser('~')
         XDG_CONFIG_HOME = os.getenv('XDG_CONFIG_HOME',
@@ -99,6 +106,13 @@ class OAuthTool(object):
             self.config.remove_option('oauth', 'refresh_token')
             self.save_config()
 
+    @gen.coroutine
+    def open_terminal_browser(self, url):
+        with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1) as executor:
+            yield executor.submit(webbrowser.open_new_tab, url)
+
+        ioloop.IOLoop.current().stop()
+
     def authorize(self):
         if self.compact and not '.compact' in self.reddit.config.API_PATHS['authorize']:
             self.reddit.config.API_PATHS['authorize'] += '.compact'
@@ -110,9 +124,10 @@ class OAuthTool(object):
         self.open_config(update=True)
         # If no previous OAuth data found, starting from scratch
         if not self.config.has_section('oauth') or not self.config.has_option('oauth', 'refresh_token'):
-            # Start HTTP server and listen on port 65000
-            self.callback_app.listen(65000)
-            
+            if self.http_server is None:
+                self.http_server = httpserver.HTTPServer(self.callback_app)
+                self.http_server.listen(65000)
+
             # Generate a random UUID
             hex_uuid = uuid.uuid4().hex
 
@@ -122,7 +137,7 @@ class OAuthTool(object):
             if self.compact:
                 show_notification(self.stdscr, ['Opening ' + os.environ.get('BROWSER')])
                 curses.endwin()
-                webbrowser.open_new_tab(permission_ask_page_link)
+                ioloop.IOLoop.current().add_callback(self.open_terminal_browser, permission_ask_page_link)
                 ioloop.IOLoop.current().start()
                 curses.doupdate()
             else:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 38d0d08..f00c25d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 from version import __version__ as version
 
+import sys
+
+requirements = ['tornado', 'praw>=3.1.0', 'six', 'requests', 'kitchen']
+
+# Python 2: add required concurrent.futures backport from Python 3.2
+if sys.version_info.major <= 2:
+    requirements.append('futures')
+
 setup(
     name='rtv',
     version=version,
@@ -13,7 +21,7 @@ setup(
     keywords='reddit terminal praw curses',
     packages=['rtv'],
     include_package_data=True,
-    install_requires=['tornado', 'praw>=3.1.0', 'six', 'requests', 'kitchen'],
+    install_requires=requirements,
     entry_points={'console_scripts': ['rtv=rtv.__main__:main']},
     classifiers=[
         'Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop',