diff --git a/src/app/modules/gui.cpp b/src/app/modules/gui.cpp
index f2c6d38c5..5af98f735 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/app/modules/gui.cpp
@@ -153,19 +153,22 @@ static void save_gui_config();
 // Initializes GUI.
 int init_module_gui()
 {
-  int c, w, h, min_possible_dsk_res = 0;
-  bool maximized;
-
   shortcuts = new std::vector<Shortcut*>;
 
-  // Set the graphics mode...
+  int w, h;
+  bool maximized;
   load_gui_config(w, h, maximized);
 
   try {
-    main_display = she::instance()->createDisplay(w, h, screen_scaling);
+    if (w > 0 && h > 0)
+      main_display = she::instance()->createDisplay(w, h, screen_scaling);
   }
   catch (const she::DisplayCreationException&) {
-    for (c=min_possible_dsk_res; try_resolutions[c].width; ++c) {
+    // Do nothing, the display wasn't created.
+  }
+
+  if (!main_display) {
+    for (int c=0; try_resolutions[c].width; ++c) {
       try {
         main_display =
           she::instance()->createDisplay(try_resolutions[c].width,
diff --git a/src/she/alleg4/she_alleg4.cpp b/src/she/alleg4/she_alleg4.cpp
index 7a2b8f5a4..ba2f89a11 100644
--- a/src/she/alleg4/she_alleg4.cpp
+++ b/src/she/alleg4/she_alleg4.cpp
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   Display* createDisplay(int width, int height, int scale) override {
+    PRINTF("Creating display %dx%d (scale = %d)\n", width, height, scale);
     return new Alleg4Display(width, height, scale);
   }