diff --git a/SpectrumWindowController.m b/SpectrumWindowController.m
index 6fd4e5beb..5b3528a4e 100644
--- a/SpectrumWindowController.m
+++ b/SpectrumWindowController.m
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 	if(!self.spectrumView) {
 		self.spectrumView = [[SpectrumView alloc] initWithFrame:[[self window] frame]];
 		[[self window] setContentView:self.spectrumView];
+		if(!self.spectrumView) return;
 
 		[self.spectrumView enableCameraControl];
 	}
diff --git a/Visualization/SpectrumView.m b/Visualization/SpectrumView.m
index 07c581b2f..d5a51fbf5 100644
--- a/Visualization/SpectrumView.m
+++ b/Visualization/SpectrumView.m
@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ extern NSString *CogPlaybackDidStopNotficiation;
 @synthesize isListening;
 
 - (id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frame {
+	id<MTLDevice> device = MTLCreateSystemDefaultDevice();
+
+	if(!device) return nil;
+
 	NSDictionary *sceneOptions = @{
 		SCNPreferredRenderingAPIKey: @(SCNRenderingAPIMetal),
+		SCNPreferredDeviceKey: device,
 		SCNPreferLowPowerDeviceKey: @(NO)
 	};