diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c1c057..5c571ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ add_compile_definitions(_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 
 add_subdirectory("vendor/SDL")
 
+# some IDEs / text editors require compile_commands.json
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 # Add source to this project's executable.
 add_subdirectory("src")
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 5023f33..91479db 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ target_sources(yabgbe PUBLIC ${OTHER_SOURCES})
 target_include_directories(yabgbe 
 	PUBLIC 
 		"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/imgui/include"
-		"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/glad/include"
+		"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/glad/include/glad/"
 		SDL2
 )
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 99d5173..d67c686 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include <SDL.h>
-#include <imgui.h>
+#include <glad.h>
+#define IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_GLAD
+#include <imgui_impl_opengl3.h>
 #include <imgui_sdl.h>
 
 static BYTE colormap[4] = { 0b00000000, 0b00100101, 0b01001010, 0b10010011 };
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	}
 
 	SDL_Window* window = SDL_CreateWindow("Gameboy Emulator", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, width, height, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN);
+	if(window == nullptr)
 	{
 		std::cerr << "Failed to create window:\n" << SDL_GetError() << std::endl;
 		return -1;
@@ -37,6 +40,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if(!gladLoadGL())
+	{
+		std::cerr << "Failed to load GL" << std::endl;
+	}
+
 	SDL_Event e;
 
 	// Initialize ImGui
diff --git a/vendor/glad/src/glad.c b/vendor/glad/src/glad.c
index 0af2c78..521e7d0 100644
--- a/vendor/glad/src/glad.c
+++ b/vendor/glad/src/glad.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <glad/glad.h>
+#include "../glad/glad.h"
 
 static void* get_proc(const char *namez);
 
diff --git a/vendor/imgui/include/imconfig.h b/vendor/imgui/include/imconfig.h
index ecf4919..65f6a42 100644
--- a/vendor/imgui/include/imconfig.h
+++ b/vendor/imgui/include/imconfig.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+// This makes sure imgui uses glad
+#define IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_GLAD
+
 //---- Define assertion handler. Defaults to calling assert().
 // If your macro uses multiple statements, make sure is enclosed in a 'do { .. } while (0)' block so it can be used as a single statement.
 //#define IM_ASSERT(_EXPR)  MyAssert(_EXPR)
@@ -99,4 +102,4 @@ namespace ImGui
 {
     void MyFunction(const char* name, const MyMatrix44& v);
 }
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
diff --git a/vendor/imgui/src/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp b/vendor/imgui/src/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
index 643affe..d186e2e 100644
--- a/vendor/imgui/src/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
+++ b/vendor/imgui/src/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
 #elif defined(IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_GLEW)
 #include <GL/glew.h>            // Needs to be initialized with glewInit() in user's code.
 #elif defined(IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_GLAD)
-#include <glad/glad.h>          // Needs to be initialized with gladLoadGL() in user's code.
+// this kind of smells but it works ig
+#include "../glad/glad.h"         // Needs to be initialized with gladLoadGL() in user's code.
 #elif defined(IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_GLAD2)
 #include <glad/gl.h>            // Needs to be initialized with gladLoadGL(...) or gladLoaderLoadGL() in user's code.
 #elif defined(IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_GLBINDING2)