diff --git a/Sources/Gui/MainWindowHandler.cpp b/Sources/Gui/MainWindowHandler.cpp
index 12058331..ebc57e97 100644
--- a/Sources/Gui/MainWindowHandler.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Gui/MainWindowHandler.cpp
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void MainWindow::CheckGLCapability() {
 	
 	bool capable = true;
 	std::string msg;
-	if(!SDL_SetVideoMode(1,1, 0, SDL_OPENGL|SDL_NOFRAME)){
+	if(!SDL_SetVideoMode(1,1, 32, SDL_OPENGL|SDL_NOFRAME)){
 		// OpenGL initialization failed!
 		outputGLRenderer->value("N/A");
 		outputGLVersion->value("N/A");
diff --git a/Sources/Gui/SDLRunner.cpp b/Sources/Gui/SDLRunner.cpp
index 5fc647c1..d5b5b0ca 100644
--- a/Sources/Gui/SDLRunner.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Gui/SDLRunner.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 SPADES_SETTING(r_videoWidth, "1024");
 SPADES_SETTING(r_videoHeight, "640");
 SPADES_SETTING(r_fullscreen, "0");
-SPADES_SETTING(r_colorBits, "0");
+SPADES_SETTING(r_colorBits, "32");
 
 namespace spades {
 	namespace gui {