diff --git a/src/akgltest.c b/src/akgltest.c
index 92db972..69fbf3b 100644
--- a/src/akgltest.c
+++ b/src/akgltest.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char *argv[])
     akgl_Actor *actorptr = NULL;
     *appstate = (void *)&game.state;
     PREPARE_ERROR(errctx);
+
+    AKGL_BITMASK_ADD(game.state.flags, AKGLTEST_STATE_LOADING);
+    
     ATTEMPT {
 	FAIL_ZERO_BREAK(errctx, appstate, AKERR_NULLPOINTER, "NULL appstate pointer");
 
@@ -117,7 +120,6 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char *argv[])
 	
 	CATCH(errctx, akgl_text_loadfont("C64Pro", "assets/C64_Pro-STYLE.ttf", 18));
 
-	AKGL_BITMASK_ADD(game.state.flags, AKGLTEST_STATE_WAITFORINPUT);
 	
     } CLEANUP {
     } PROCESS(errctx) {
@@ -126,6 +128,9 @@ SDL_AppResult SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char *argv[])
 	return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
     } FINISH_NORETURN(errctx);
       
+    AKGL_BITMASK_DEL(game.state.flags, AKGLTEST_STATE_LOADING);
+    AKGL_BITMASK_ADD(game.state.flags, AKGLTEST_STATE_WAITFORINPUT);
+
     return SDL_APP_CONTINUE;
 }