diff --git a/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp b/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
index 0de06e97..e1fc3ea3 100644
--- a/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/gl_hud.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ void imgui_create(void *ctx)
     imgui_init();
     inited = true;
 
-    gladLoadGL();
+    if (!gladLoadGL())
+        spdlog::error("Failed to initialize OpenGL context, crash incoming");
 
     GetOpenGLVersion(sw_stats.version_gl.major,
         sw_stats.version_gl.minor,