diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index 8db152ce25..76fdee40c4 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ void OpenSpaceEngine::charCallback(unsigned int codepoint) {
 
 void OpenSpaceEngine::mouseButtonCallback(int key, int action) {
 	bool isConsumed = _gui->mouseButtonCallback(key, action);
-	if (isConsumed)
+	if (isConsumed && action != SGCT_RELEASE)
 		return;
 		
 	_interactionHandler.mouseButtonCallback(key, action);
diff --git a/src/util/powerscaledsphere.cpp b/src/util/powerscaledsphere.cpp
index bbcca78e4f..3ab86165b2 100644
--- a/src/util/powerscaledsphere.cpp
+++ b/src/util/powerscaledsphere.cpp
@@ -184,12 +184,6 @@ bool PowerScaledSphere::initialize()
     glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, _isize * sizeof(int), _iarray, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
 
     glBindVertexArray(0);
-
-    errorID = glGetError();
-    if (errorID != GL_NO_ERROR) {
-        LERROR("OpenGL error: " << glewGetErrorString(errorID));
-        return false;
-    }
     return true;
 }