diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/openal/test/BasicTest.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/openal/test/BasicTest.java
index 5cca7a74..83796e71 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/openal/test/BasicTest.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/openal/test/BasicTest.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public abstract class BasicTest {
     protected void alInitialize() {
         
         //get default device
-        device = alc.openDevice("");
+        device = alc.openDevice(null);
         if(device == null) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Error creating device");
         }