diff --git a/examples/OpenGLWindow/Win32OpenGLWindow.cpp b/examples/OpenGLWindow/Win32OpenGLWindow.cpp
index 98c0ab70d..28eab35cb 100644
--- a/examples/OpenGLWindow/Win32OpenGLWindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/OpenGLWindow/Win32OpenGLWindow.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ subject to the following restrictions:
 
 #include "Win32OpenGLWindow.h"
 
+
 #include "OpenGLInclude.h"
 
 //#include "Bullet3Common/b3Vector3.h"
 
 #include "Win32InternalWindowData.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
-
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 void Win32OpenGLWindow::enableOpenGL()
 {
@@ -83,6 +84,12 @@ void	Win32OpenGLWindow::createWindow(const b3gWindowConstructionInfo& ci)
 	//VideoDriver = video::createOpenGLDriver(CreationParams, FileSystem, this);
 	enableOpenGL();
 
+	if(!gladLoadGL()) {
+        printf("gladLoadGL failed!\n");
+		exit(-1);
+    }
+
+
 }