diff --git a/src/gltk/program.d b/src/gltk/program.d
index 4c096d5..2544b69 100644
--- a/src/gltk/program.d
+++ b/src/gltk/program.d
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Program
         {
             throw new Exception("Failed to allocate an OpenGL program");
         }
-        static if (args.length != 0u)
+        static if (args.length > 0u)
         {
             build(args);
         }
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ class Program
         return glGetUniformLocation(m_id, uniform_name.toStringz());
     }
 
+    void get_uniform_locations(Args...)(string uniform_name, GLint * uniform_location, Args args)
+    {
+        *uniform_location = get_uniform_location(uniform_name);
+        static if (args.length > 0u)
+        {
+            get_uniform_locations(args);
+        }
+    }
+
     @property GLuint id() const
     {
         return m_id;
diff --git a/src/jes/gui/package.d b/src/jes/gui/package.d
index b777cfe..2ea4815 100644
--- a/src/jes/gui/package.d
+++ b/src/jes/gui/package.d
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ class Gui
             auto f_shader = new gltk.Shader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
             f_shader.set_source_from_file("share/jes/shaders/text.f.glsl");
             m_text_program = new gltk.Program(v_shader, f_shader, "coords", 0);
-            m_viewport_size = m_text_program.get_uniform_location("viewport_size");
-            m_texture = m_text_program.get_uniform_location("texture");
-            m_color = m_text_program.get_uniform_location("color");
-            m_position = m_text_program.get_uniform_location("position");
+            m_text_program.get_uniform_locations(
+                    "viewport_size", &m_viewport_size,
+                    "texture", &m_texture,
+                    "color", &m_color,
+                    "position", &m_position);
             glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
             glEnable(GL_BLEND);
             glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);