diff --git a/OpenRA.Renderer.Sdl2/ErrorHandler.cs b/OpenRA.Renderer.Sdl2/ErrorHandler.cs
index 21988fda46..a34774103d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Renderer.Sdl2/ErrorHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Renderer.Sdl2/ErrorHandler.cs
@@ -16,20 +16,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Renderer.Sdl2
 {
 	public static class ErrorHandler
 	{
-		static Version OpenGLversion;
-
 		public static void CheckGlVersion()
 		{
-			var version = GL.GetString(StringName.Version).Split(' ')[0].Split('.');
-			int major;
-			int.TryParse(version[0], out major);
-			int minor;
-			int.TryParse(version[1], out minor);
+			var versionString = GL.GetString(StringName.Version);
+			var version = versionString.Contains(" ") ? versionString.Split(' ')[0].Split('.') : versionString.Split('.');
+
+			int major = 0;
+			if (version.Length > 0)
+				int.TryParse(version[0], out major);
+
+			int minor = 0;
+			if (version.Length > 1)
+				int.TryParse(version[1], out minor);
+
 			Console.WriteLine("Detected OpenGL version: {0}.{1}".F(major, minor));
-			OpenGLversion = new Version(major, minor);
 			if (major < 2)
 			{
-				WriteGraphicsLog("OpenRA requires OpenGL version 2.0 or greater.");
+				WriteGraphicsLog("OpenRA requires OpenGL version 2.0 or greater and detected {0}.{1}".F(major, minor));
 				throw new InvalidProgramException("OpenGL Version Error: See graphics.log for details.");
 			}
 		}
@@ -58,11 +61,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Renderer.Sdl2
 			}
 			Log.Write("graphics",  "Renderer: {0}", GL.GetString(StringName.Renderer));
 			Log.Write("graphics",  "GL Version: {0}", GL.GetString(StringName.Version));
-			if (OpenGLversion.Major < 2)
-			{
-				Log.Write("graphics", "Note: OpenRA requires OpenGL version 2.0+.\n"
-					+"Please update your graphics card drivers to the latest version.\n");
-			}
 			Log.Write("graphics",  "Shader Version: {0}", GL.GetString(StringName.ShadingLanguageVersion));
 			Log.Write("graphics", "Available extensions:");
 			Log.Write("graphics", GL.GetString(StringName.Extensions));