diff --git a/test/frag.glsl b/test/frag.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34d1f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/frag.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+void main(void)
+{
+    gl_FragColor = vec4(0.5, 0.1, 0.9, 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/test/test.cpp b/test/test.cpp
index 39c196c..e54c1ba 100644
--- a/test/test.cpp
+++ b/test/test.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ bool init(void)
     glClearColor (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
     try
     {
+        vs = make_shared<glcxx::Shader>();
+        fs = make_shared<glcxx::Shader>();
+        program = make_shared<glcxx::Program>();
         vs->create_from_file(GL_VERTEX_SHADER, "test/vert.glsl");
         fs->create_from_file(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, "test/frag.glsl");
         program->create(vs, fs);
@@ -58,7 +61,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return 2;
     }
 
-    SDL_GL_CreateContext(window);
+    SDL_GLContext gl_context = SDL_GL_CreateContext(window);
+    if (gl_context == NULL)
+    {
+        cerr << "Failed to create OpenGL context" << endl;
+        return 1;
+    }
+    SDL_GL_MakeCurrent(window, gl_context);
 
     if (gl3wInit())
     {
diff --git a/test/vert.glsl b/test/vert.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13ad52e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/vert.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+attribute vec2 position;
+
+void main(void)
+{
+    gl_Position = vec4(position, 0, 1);
+}