diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 89ce55a6fb..a4156d58cf 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1104,25 +1104,19 @@ void Application::paintGL() {
         auto primaryFbo = framebufferCache->getPrimaryFramebuffer();
         GLuint finalTexture = gpu::GLBackend::getTextureID(primaryFbo->getRenderBuffer(0));
         uvec2 finalSize = toGlm(size);
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-        glFinish();
-#else
         // Ensure the rendering context commands are completed when rendering 
         GLsync sync = glFenceSync(GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, 0);
-#endif
+        // Ensure the sync object is flushed to the driver thread before releasing the context
+        // CRITICAL for the mac driver apparently.
+        glFlush();
         _offscreenContext->doneCurrent();
+
         // Switches to the display plugin context
         displayPlugin->preDisplay();
-
         // Ensure all operations from the previous context are complete before we try to read the fbo
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-        // FIXME once we move to core profile, use fencesync on both platforms
-#else
-        // FIXME? make the sync a parameter to preDisplay and let the plugin manage this
         glWaitSync(sync, 0, GL_TIMEOUT_IGNORED);
         glDeleteSync(sync);
-#endif
-
+        
         {
             PROFILE_RANGE(__FUNCTION__ "/pluginDisplay");
             displayPlugin->display(finalTexture, finalSize);
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
index ebb46427f3..06c14eefec 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -36,36 +36,16 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::finishFrame() {
     doneCurrent();
 };
 
-static float PLANE_VERTICES[] = {
-    -1, -1, 0, 0,
-    -1, +1, 0, 1,
-    +1, -1, 1, 0,
-    +1, +1, 1, 1,
-};
-
 void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::customizeContext(PluginContainer * container) {
     using namespace oglplus;
     Context::BlendFunc(BlendFunction::SrcAlpha, BlendFunction::OneMinusSrcAlpha);
     Context::Disable(Capability::Blend);
     Context::Disable(Capability::DepthTest);
     Context::Disable(Capability::CullFace);
-    glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+    
     
     _program = loadDefaultShader();
-    auto attribs = _program->ActiveAttribs();
-    for(size_t i = 0; i < attribs.Size(); ++i) {
-        auto attrib = attribs.At(i);
-        if (String("Position") == attrib.Name()) {
-            _positionAttribute = attrib.Index();
-        } else if (String("TexCoord") == attrib.Name()) {
-            _texCoordAttribute = attrib.Index();
-        }
-        qDebug() << attrib.Name().c_str();
-    }
-    _vertexBuffer.reset(new oglplus::Buffer());
-    _vertexBuffer->Bind(Buffer::Target::Array);
-    _vertexBuffer->Data(Buffer::Target::Array, BufferData(PLANE_VERTICES));
-    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
+    _plane = loadPlane(_program);
 }
 
 void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::activate(PluginContainer * container) {
@@ -77,8 +57,8 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::deactivate(PluginContainer* container) {
 
     makeCurrent();
     Q_ASSERT(0 == glGetError());
-    _vertexBuffer.reset();
     _program.reset();
+    _plane.reset();
     doneCurrent();
 }
 
@@ -132,16 +112,6 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::display(
 }
 
 void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::drawUnitQuad() {
-    using namespace oglplus;
     _program->Bind();
-    _vertexBuffer->Bind(Buffer::Target::Array);
-    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_positionAttribute);
-    glVertexAttribPointer(_positionAttribute, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(float) * 4, 0);
-    glEnableVertexAttribArray(_texCoordAttribute);
-    glVertexAttribPointer(_texCoordAttribute, 2, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, sizeof(float) * 4, (void*)(sizeof(float) * 2));
-    glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP, 0, 4);
-    glDisableVertexAttribArray(_positionAttribute);
-    glDisableVertexAttribArray(_texCoordAttribute);
-    glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
-    glUseProgram(0);
+    _plane->Draw();
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
index 543f4b2184..a18bdb8fb0 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ protected:
 
     QTimer          _timer;
     ProgramPtr      _program;
-    BufferPtr       _vertexBuffer;
-    GLint           _positionAttribute{0};
-    GLint           _texCoordAttribute{0};
+    ShapeWrapperPtr _plane;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/OglplusHelpers.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/OglplusHelpers.cpp
index 798b2565fe..7d4a2f18bf 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/OglplusHelpers.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/OglplusHelpers.cpp
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 using namespace oglplus;
 using namespace oglplus::shapes;
 
-static const char * SIMPLE_TEXTURED_VS = R"VS(#version 120
+static const char * SIMPLE_TEXTURED_VS = R"VS(#version 410 core
 #pragma line __LINE__
 
-attribute vec3 Position;
-attribute vec2 TexCoord;
+in vec3 Position;
+in vec2 TexCoord;
 
-varying vec2 vTexCoord;
+out vec2 vTexCoord;
 
 void main() {
   gl_Position = vec4(Position, 1);
@@ -26,16 +26,17 @@ void main() {
 
 )VS";
 
-static const char * SIMPLE_TEXTURED_FS = R"FS(#version 120
+static const char * SIMPLE_TEXTURED_FS = R"FS(#version 410 core
 #pragma line __LINE__
 
 uniform sampler2D sampler;
 
-varying vec2 vTexCoord;
+in vec2 vTexCoord;
+out vec4 FragColor;
 
 void main() {
 
-    gl_FragColor = texture2D(sampler, vTexCoord);
+    FragColor = texture(sampler, vTexCoord);
 }
 
 )FS";