diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/test/opengl/shaders/ShadersTest.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/test/opengl/shaders/ShadersTest.java
index 82a0c40f..d4c76241 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/test/opengl/shaders/ShadersTest.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/test/opengl/shaders/ShadersTest.java
@@ -139,12 +139,11 @@ public final class ShadersTest {
 			System.out.println("Setting display mode to: " + displayMode);
 			Display.setDisplayMode(displayMode);
 			Display.create(new PixelFormat(8, 24, 0));
+			ShadersTest.displayMode = displayMode;
 		} catch (LWJGLException e) {
 			kill(e.getMessage());
 		}
 
-		ShadersTest.displayMode = displayMode;
-
 		if ( "NONE".equalsIgnoreCase(args[0]) ) {
 			shader = null;
 		} else if ( "VP".equalsIgnoreCase(args[0]) ) {