1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/x11/glx/X11GLXDrawableFactory.java b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/x11/glx/X11GLXDrawableFactory.java
index 40cae4980..a68b039ce 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/x11/glx/X11GLXDrawableFactory.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/x11/glx/X11GLXDrawableFactory.java
@@ -290,9 +290,16 @@ public class X11GLXDrawableFactory extends GLDrawableFactoryImpl {
   }
 
   public final boolean getWasSharedContextCreated(AbstractGraphicsDevice device) {
-    SharedResourceRunner.Resource sr = sharedResourceRunner.getOrCreateShared(device);
-    if(null!=sr) {
-      return null != sr.getContext();
+    try {
+        SharedResourceRunner.Resource sr = sharedResourceRunner.getOrCreateShared(device);
+        if(null!=sr) {
+          return null != sr.getContext();
+        }
+    } catch (GLException gle) {
+        if(DEBUG) {
+            System.err.println("Catched Exception while X11GLX Shared Resource initialization");
+            gle.printStackTrace();
+        }
     }
     return false;
   }