diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/Context.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/Context.cpp
index ec1c284e99..fe48968981 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/Context.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/Context.cpp
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ void Context::create() {
         glewInit();
         if (glewIsSupported("GL_VERSION_4_5")) {
             _version = 0x0405;
-        } else if (glewIsSupported("GL_VERSION_4_3")) {
-            _version = 0x0403;
+      //  } else if (glewIsSupported("GL_VERSION_4_3")) {
+        } else if (glewIsSupported("GL_VERSION_4_4")) {
+///_version = 0x0403;
+            _version = 0x0404;
         }
         glGetError();
         wglMakeCurrent(0, 0);
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OpenGLVersionChecker.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OpenGLVersionChecker.cpp
index 428bf86c6f..273251581a 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OpenGLVersionChecker.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OpenGLVersionChecker.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #include "GLHelpers.h"
 
 // Minimum gl version required is 4.1
-#define MINIMUM_GL_VERSION 0x0401
+//#define MINIMUM_GL_VERSION 0x0401
+#define MINIMUM_GL_VERSION 0x0404
 
 OpenGLVersionChecker::OpenGLVersionChecker(int& argc, char** argv) :
     QApplication(argc, argv)