diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index 17967c5f42..babbff7289 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ endforeach(SUBDIR)
 # project subdirectories
 add_subdirectory(src/starfield)
 
+find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5OpenGL REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt5Svg REQUIRED)
+
 if (APPLE)
   # set how the icon shows up in the Info.plist file
   SET(MACOSX_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE interface.icns) 
@@ -64,15 +70,8 @@ if (APPLE)
       SET(INTERFACE_SRCS ${INTERFACE_SRCS} ${DIR_CONTENTS})
     endif()    
   endforeach()  
-  
 endif (APPLE)
 
-find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5OpenGL REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5Svg REQUIRED)
-
 set(QUAZIP_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/external/quazip)
 add_subdirectory(external/fervor/)
 include_directories(external/fervor/)
diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index 98ed4fb231..c1d9bd778d 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -18,12 +18,19 @@
 #include "Application.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QDir>
 
 int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
     timeval startup_time;
     gettimeofday(&startup_time, NULL);
     
+    #if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+    const QString QT_RELEASE_PLUGIN_PATH = "/usr/local/lib/qt5/plugins"; 
+    QCoreApplication::addLibraryPath(QT_RELEASE_PLUGIN_PATH);
+    #endif
+
     Application app(argc, const_cast<char**>(argv), startup_time);
+    
     qDebug( "Created QT Application.\n" );
     int exitCode = app.exec();
     qDebug("Normal exit.\n");