diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
index 3cdf803f8..62b5de6f7 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	SDLApplication::SDLApplication () {
 		
-		SDL_Init (SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER | SDL_INIT_TIMER);
+		if (SDL_Init (SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER | SDL_INIT_TIMER) != 0) {
+			
+			printf ("Could not initialize SDL: %s.\n", SDL_GetError ());
+			
+		}
 		
 		currentApplication = this;
 		
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLRenderer.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLRenderer.cpp
index b79c1940e..3f228bbd7 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLRenderer.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLRenderer.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		sdlRenderer = SDL_CreateRenderer (sdlWindow, -1, sdlFlags);
 		
+		if (!sdlRenderer) {
+			
+			printf ("Could not create SDL renderer: %s.\n", SDL_GetError ());
+			
+		}
+		
 		OpenGLBindings::Init ();
 		
 	}
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
index e10f51e3e..33fe03533 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		sdlWindow = SDL_CreateWindow (title, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, width, height, sdlFlags);
 		
+		if (!sdlWindow) {
+			
+			printf ("Could not create SDL window: %s.\n", SDL_GetError ());
+			
+		}
+		
 		((SDLApplication*)currentApplication)->RegisterWindow (this);
 		
 		#ifdef HX_WINDOWS
diff --git a/templates/iphone/PROJ/Classes/Main.mm b/templates/iphone/PROJ/Classes/Main.mm
index 726b98d68..cc8c03810 100644
--- a/templates/iphone/PROJ/Classes/Main.mm
+++ b/templates/iphone/PROJ/Classes/Main.mm
@@ -16,17 +16,15 @@ extern "C" int lime_openal_register_prims ();
 ::end::
 
 
-extern "C" int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	
-	printf("Top of stack\n");
+extern "C" int SDL_main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	
 	hxcpp_set_top_of_stack ();
-	printf("Top of stack2\n");
+	
 	zlib_register_prims ();
 	lime_openal_register_prims ();
 	::foreach ndlls::::if (registerStatics)::::name::_register_prims ();::end::
 	::end::
-	printf("prims\n");
+	
 	const char *err = NULL;
 	err = hxRunLibrary ();