diff --git a/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_Display.cpp b/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_Display.cpp
index dc9b99be..dae2457c 100644
--- a/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_Display.cpp
+++ b/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_Display.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ jobjectArray GetAvailableDisplayModesOSX(JNIEnv * env)
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_Display_init
 (JNIEnv * env, jclass clazz)
 {
+    if ( CGDisplayCapture( kCGDirectMainDisplay ) != kCGErrorSuccess )
+    {
+        printf("Unable to capture the display. Without capturing the display - this application cannot run");
+        return;
+    }
+    
     //Get the current display mode from the system
     //
     int width = CGDisplayPixelsWide( kCGDirectMainDisplay );
@@ -207,6 +213,10 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_Display_resetDisplayMode
     // the purpose of this method is to return the display mode to whatever it was before
     // the application takes over. OSX is smart enough to not require any of this
     // foolishness :)
+
+    //release the display that we captured so other applications will still work
+    //
+    CGReleaseAllDisplays();      
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_opengl_BaseGL.cpp b/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_opengl_BaseGL.cpp
index 12a66e73..f4342051 100644
--- a/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_opengl_BaseGL.cpp
+++ b/src/native/macosx/org_lwjgl_opengl_BaseGL.cpp
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ static CGDirectDisplayID		displayID = kCGDirectMainDisplay;
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_opengl_BaseGL_nCreate
 (JNIEnv * env, jobject obj, jstring title, jint x, jint y, jint width, jint height, jint bpp, jint alpha, jint depth, jint stencil, jboolean fullscreen)
 {
-    if ( CGDisplayCapture( displayID ) != kCGErrorSuccess )
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
     CGLPixelFormatObj pixelFormatObj;
     long numPixelFormats;
 
@@ -102,10 +97,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_opengl_BaseGL_nDestroyGL
         CGLDestroyContext( contextObj );
 
         contextObj = NULL;
-    }
-
-
-    CGReleaseAllDisplays();        
+    }      
 }
 
 /*