diff --git a/app/window.go b/app/window.go
index 3953600d..54f56b76 100644
--- a/app/window.go
+++ b/app/window.go
@@ -142,8 +142,11 @@ func (w *Window) validateAndProcess(size image.Point, sync bool, frame *op.Ops,
 		if w.gpu == nil && !w.nocontext {
 			var err error
 			if w.ctx == nil {
-				w.ctx, err = w.driver.NewContext()
-				if err != nil {
+				if w.ctx, err = w.driver.NewContext(); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err = w.ctx.Lock(); err != nil {
+					w.destroyGPU()
 					return err
 				}
 				sync = true
@@ -163,12 +166,6 @@ func (w *Window) validateAndProcess(size image.Point, sync bool, frame *op.Ops,
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if w.ctx != nil {
-			if err := w.ctx.Lock(); err != nil {
-				w.destroyGPU()
-				return err
-			}
-		}
 		if w.gpu == nil && !w.nocontext {
 			gpu, err := gpu.New(w.ctx.API())
 			if err != nil {
@@ -200,7 +197,6 @@ func (w *Window) validateAndProcess(size image.Point, sync bool, frame *op.Ops,
 		var err error
 		if w.gpu != nil {
 			err = w.ctx.Present()
-			w.ctx.Unlock()
 		}
 		return err
 	}