diff --git a/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp b/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
index 92f6fe95..bbc6e6db 100644
--- a/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
+++ b/source/g3d_viewer/main.cpp
@@ -189,9 +189,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(	std::pair<string,vector<string> > unitToLoad,
 						float defaultZoom,float defaultXRot, float defaultYRot)
     :	wxFrame(NULL, -1, ToUnicode(winHeader),
     	        wxPoint(Renderer::windowX, Renderer::windowY),
-		        wxSize(Renderer::windowW, Renderer::windowH))
+		        wxSize(Renderer::windowW, Renderer::windowH)), model(NULL), glCanvas(NULL), renderer(NULL)
 {
     //getGlPlatformExtensions();
+	int args[] = { WX_GL_RGBA, WX_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER,  WX_GL_MIN_ALPHA,  8  }; // to prevent flicker
+	glCanvas = new GlCanvas(this, args);
+
 	renderer= Renderer::getInstance();
 
 	model= NULL;
@@ -223,9 +226,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(	std::pair<string,vector<string> > unitToLoad,
 
 	speed= 0.025f;
 
-	int args[] = { WX_GL_RGBA, WX_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER,  WX_GL_MIN_ALPHA,  8  }; // to prevent flicker
-	glCanvas = new GlCanvas(this, args);
-
     //getGlPlatformExtensions();
 	menu= new wxMenuBar();
 
diff --git a/source/glest_map_editor/main.cpp b/source/glest_map_editor/main.cpp
index 5f85e10a..57e2b0e9 100755
--- a/source/glest_map_editor/main.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_map_editor/main.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow()
 	this->panel = new wxPanel(this, wxID_ANY);
 
 	//gl canvas
-	int args[] = { WX_GL_RGBA, WX_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER };
+	int args[] = { WX_GL_RGBA, WX_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, WX_GL_MIN_ALPHA,  8 };
 	glCanvas = new GlCanvas(this, this->panel, args);
 
 	//menus