diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index e32f0171c..4ea5642b9 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -5718,19 +5718,6 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     OPENGL_VERSION    = pgl.getString(PGL.VERSION);
     OPENGL_EXTENSIONS = pgl.getString(PGL.EXTENSIONS);
     GLSL_VERSION      = pgl.getString(PGL.SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION);
-
-    if (-1 == OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_framebuffer_object")) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No framebuffer objects available");
-    }    
-    if (-1 == OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_vertex_buffer_object")) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No vertex buffer objects available");
-    }    
-    if (-1 == OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_vertex_shader")) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No vertex shaders available");
-    }    
-    if (-1 == OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_fragment_shader")) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No fragment shaders available");
-    }
     
     npotTexSupported            = -1 < OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_texture_non_power_of_two");
     autoMipmapGenSupported      = -1 < OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_generate_mipmap");
diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
index 86c69b83c..396c4ee45 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
@@ -2505,6 +2505,21 @@ public class PGL {
     public void init(GLAutoDrawable adrawable) {
       drawable = adrawable;
       context = adrawable.getContext();
+      
+      gl = context.getGL();
+      String extensions = gl.glGetString(GL.GL_EXTENSIONS);
+      if (-1 == extensions.indexOf("_framebuffer_object")) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("No framebuffer objects available");
+      }    
+      if (-1 == extensions.indexOf("_vertex_buffer_object")) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("No vertex buffer objects available");
+      }    
+      if (-1 == extensions.indexOf("_vertex_shader")) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("No vertex shaders available");
+      }    
+      if (-1 == extensions.indexOf("_fragment_shader")) {
+        throw new RuntimeException("No fragment shaders available");
+      }      
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index e32f0171c..4ea5642b9 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -5718,19 +5718,6 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
     OPENGL_VERSION    = pgl.getString(PGL.VERSION);
     OPENGL_EXTENSIONS = pgl.getString(PGL.EXTENSIONS);
     GLSL_VERSION      = pgl.getString(PGL.SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION);
-
-    if (-1 == OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_framebuffer_object")) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No framebuffer objects available");
-    }    
-    if (-1 == OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_vertex_buffer_object")) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No vertex buffer objects available");
-    }    
-    if (-1 == OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_vertex_shader")) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No vertex shaders available");
-    }    
-    if (-1 == OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_fragment_shader")) {
-      throw new RuntimeException("No fragment shaders available");
-    }
     
     npotTexSupported            = -1 < OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_texture_non_power_of_two");
     autoMipmapGenSupported      = -1 < OPENGL_EXTENSIONS.indexOf("_generate_mipmap");