diff --git a/apps/OpenSpace/ext/sgct b/apps/OpenSpace/ext/sgct
index 0d902bbe4f..1ab6980ccc 160000
--- a/apps/OpenSpace/ext/sgct
+++ b/apps/OpenSpace/ext/sgct
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0d902bbe4f13be7e1e532aa4428b9cc90422611b
+Subproject commit 1ab6980ccc825a68094fcda950e73312fb89cc3c
diff --git a/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp b/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
index eacbafa345..62297dde05 100644
--- a/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/OpenSpace/main.cpp
@@ -854,16 +854,16 @@ void mainLogCallback(Log::Level level, const char* message) {
     // Remove the trailing \n that is passed along
     switch (level) {
         case Log::Level::Debug:
-            LDEBUGC("SGCT", msg.substr(0, msg.size() - 1));
+            LDEBUGC("SGCT", msg);
             break;
         case Log::Level::Info:
-            LINFOC("SGCT", msg.substr(0, msg.size() - 1));
+            LINFOC("SGCT", msg);
             break;
         case Log::Level::Warning:
-            LWARNINGC("SGCT", msg.substr(0, msg.size() - 1));
+            LWARNINGC("SGCT", msg);
             break;
         case Log::Level::Error:
-            LERRORC("SGCT", msg.substr(0, msg.size() - 1));
+            LERRORC("SGCT", msg);
             break;
 }
 
@@ -1293,6 +1293,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     try {
         Engine::create(cluster, callbacks, config);
     }
+    catch (const std::runtime_error& e) {
+        LFATAL("main", e.what());
+        Engine::destroy();
+        global::openSpaceEngine.deinitialize();
+        ghoul::deinitialize();
+    }
     catch (...) {
         Engine::destroy();
         global::openSpaceEngine.deinitialize();
diff --git a/config/gui_projector.xml b/config/gui_projector.xml
index 9f50aa7037..21e9d09a9f 100644
--- a/config/gui_projector.xml
+++ b/config/gui_projector.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <Display swapInterval="0" />
   </Settings>
   <Node address="localhost" port="20401">
-    <Window fullScreen="true" monitor="1" name="OpenSpace">
+    <Window fullScreen="true" monitor="1" name="OpenSpace" draw2d="false">
       <Stereo type="none" />
       <Size x="1920" y="1080" />
       <Pos x="0" y="0" />
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         </PlanarProjection>
       </Viewport>
     </Window>
-    <Window fullScreen="false" border="false" name="GUI" tags="GUI">
+    <Window fullScreen="false" border="false" name="GUI" tags="GUI" draw3D="false">
       <Stereo type="none" />
       <Size x="1920" y="1080" />
       <Pos x="0" y="0" />
diff --git a/config/single_fisheye_gui.xml b/config/single_fisheye_gui.xml
index 6eb46bbabb..794a03b056 100644
--- a/config/single_fisheye_gui.xml
+++ b/config/single_fisheye_gui.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <Scale value="1.0" />
   </Scene> -->
   <Node address="localhost" port="20401">
-    <Window fullScreen="false" name="OpenSpace">
+    <Window fullScreen="false" name="OpenSpace" draw2d="false">
       <Stereo type="none" />
       <!-- 16:9 aspect ratio -->
       <Size x="1024" y="1024" />
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     </Window>
 
 
-  <Window fullScreen="false" name="GUI" tags="GUI">
+  <Window fullScreen="false" name="GUI" tags="GUI" draw3d="false">
     <Stereo type="none" />
     <Size x="1024" y="1024" />
     <Pos x="50" y="50" />
diff --git a/config/single_gui.xml b/config/single_gui.xml
index 60399df349..832273090e 100644
--- a/config/single_gui.xml
+++ b/config/single_gui.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <Display swapInterval="0" />
   </Settings>
   <Node address="localhost" port="20401">
-    <Window fullScreen="false" name="OpenSpace">
+    <Window fullScreen="false" name="OpenSpace" draw2d="false">
       <Stereo type="none" />
       <Size x="1280" y="720" />
       <Pos x="50" y="50" />
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         </PlanarProjection>
       </Viewport>
     </Window>
-    <Window fullScreen="false" name="GUI" tags="GUI">
+    <Window fullScreen="false" name="GUI" tags="GUI" draw3d="false">
       <Stereo type="none" />
       <Size x="1280" y="720" />
       <Pos x="50" y="50" />
diff --git a/config/spherical_mirror_gui.xml b/config/spherical_mirror_gui.xml
index c946cbecd2..e1e84e46df 100644
--- a/config/spherical_mirror_gui.xml
+++ b/config/spherical_mirror_gui.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       -->
       <!-- mesh path is relative to working directory-->
       <!-- NOTE, if no working directory is set, mesh must be absolute path -->
-      <Viewport name="warped fisheye" mesh="mesh/standard_16x9.data">
+      <Viewport name="warped fisheye" mesh="mesh/standard_16x9.data" draw2d="false">
         <Pos x="0.0" y="0.0" />
         <Size x="1.0" y="1.0" />
         <FisheyeProjection fov="180" quality="2k" tilt="30.0">
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         </FisheyeProjection>
       </Viewport>
     </Window>
-    <Window fullscreen="false" name="GUI" tags="GUI">
+    <Window fullscreen="false" name="GUI" tags="GUI" draw3d="false">
         <Stereo type="none" />
         <Size x="1280" y="720" />
         <Res x="2048" y="2048" />
diff --git a/ext/ghoul b/ext/ghoul
index 19f324db68..d35be27b61 160000
--- a/ext/ghoul
+++ b/ext/ghoul
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 19f324db68837b867779059f538b46051aec1bd9
+Subproject commit d35be27b61140e76d8283999d9faee16977b1bfc
diff --git a/modules/cefwebgui/cefwebguimodule.cpp b/modules/cefwebgui/cefwebguimodule.cpp
index 4af5fe7ed1..7de3a160de 100644
--- a/modules/cefwebgui/cefwebguimodule.cpp
+++ b/modules/cefwebgui/cefwebguimodule.cpp
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ void CefWebGuiModule::startOrStopGui() {
 
     WebBrowserModule* webBrowserModule = global::moduleEngine.module<WebBrowserModule>();
 
-    //TODO: micah - revisit this, either remove code or find situation
-    //where you haave a master without a gui and fixfor it.
-    //const bool hasGuiWindow = global::windowDelegate.hasGuiWindow();
-
     const bool isMaster = global::windowDelegate.isMaster();
 
     if (_enabled && isMaster) {
diff --git a/modules/webbrowser/webbrowsermodule.cpp b/modules/webbrowser/webbrowsermodule.cpp
index 877d1f8e0c..d75ddf4959 100644
--- a/modules/webbrowser/webbrowsermodule.cpp
+++ b/modules/webbrowser/webbrowsermodule.cpp
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ void WebBrowserModule::internalInitialize(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary) {
         _enabled = dictionary.value<bool>("Enabled");
     }
 
-    //TODO: micah - revisit this, either remove code or find situation
-    //where you haave a master without a gui and fixfor it.
-    //const bool haGuiWindow = global::windowDelegate.hasGuiWindow();
-
     const bool isMaster = global::windowDelegate.isMaster();
 
     if (!_enabled || (!isMaster) ) {