diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 455ae556fe..ecfc6dddcf 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ ParticleSystem balls(1000,
 #define RENDER_FRAME_MSECS 10
 #define SLEEP 0
 
-#define NUM_TRIS 10  
+#define NUM_TRIS 100000
 struct {
     float vertices[NUM_TRIS * 3];
 //    float normals [NUM_TRIS * 3];
@@ -259,7 +259,10 @@ void initDisplay(void)
 
 void init(void)
 {
-    int i, j; 
+    int i, j;
+    
+    load_png_as_texture(texture_filename);
+    printf("Texture loaded.\n");
 
     Audio::init();
     printf( "Audio started.\n" );
@@ -578,9 +581,7 @@ void display(void)
         glTranslatef(location[0], location[1], location[2]);
     
         /* Draw Point Sprites */
-    
-        load_png_as_texture(texture_filename);
-    
+        
         //glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
         glEnable( GL_TEXTURE_2D );
          
diff --git a/texture.cpp b/texture.cpp
index 475047a40d..583d1d9ac7 100644
--- a/texture.cpp
+++ b/texture.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ int load_png_as_texture(char* filename)
     unsigned int width = 1, height = 1;
     unsigned error = lodepng::decode(image, width, height, filename);
     if (error) {
+        std::cout << "Error loading texture" << std::endl;
         return (int) error;
     }