diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
index 5122b3a5a..97a399689 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,12 @@ void OpenAL_Output::init(const std::string &devname)
     else
         std::cout << "Opened \""<<alcGetString(mDevice, ALC_DEVICE_SPECIFIER)<<"\"" << std::endl;
 
+    ALCint params[5];
+//    params[0] = ALC_MONO_SOURCES;
+//    params[1] = 10;
+//    params[2] = ALC_STEREO_SOURCES;
+//    params[3] = 10;
+//    params[4] = 0;
     mContext = alcCreateContext(mDevice, NULL);
     if(!mContext || alcMakeContextCurrent(mContext) == ALC_FALSE)
         fail(std::string("Failed to setup context: ")+alcGetString(mDevice, alcGetError(mDevice)));
@@ -433,6 +439,18 @@ void OpenAL_Output::init(const std::string &devname)
     alDistanceModel(AL_LINEAR_DISTANCE_CLAMPED);
     throwALerror();
 
+//    ALCint size;
+//    alcGetIntegerv( mDevice, ALC_ATTRIBUTES_SIZE, 1, &size);
+//    std::vector<ALCint> attrs(size);
+//    alcGetIntegerv( mDevice, ALC_ALL_ATTRIBUTES, size, &attrs[0] );
+//    for(int i=0; i<attrs.size(); ++i)
+//    {
+//       if( attrs[i] == ALC_MONO_SOURCES )
+//       {
+//          std::cout << "max mono sources: " << attrs.at(i+1) << std::endl;
+//       }
+//    }
+
     ALCint maxmono=0, maxstereo=0;
     alcGetIntegerv(mDevice, ALC_MONO_SOURCES, 1, &maxmono);
     alcGetIntegerv(mDevice, ALC_STEREO_SOURCES, 1, &maxstereo);
@@ -440,13 +458,24 @@ void OpenAL_Output::init(const std::string &devname)
 
     try
     {
-        ALCuint maxtotal = std::min<ALCuint>(maxmono+maxstereo, 256);
-        for(size_t i = 0;i < maxtotal;i++)
+        ALCuint maxtotal = 256;//std::min<ALCuint>(maxmono+maxstereo, 256);
+        bool stop = false;
+        for(size_t i = 0;i < maxtotal && !stop;i++)
         {
             ALuint src = 0;
             alGenSources(1, &src);
-            throwALerror();
-            mFreeSources.push_back(src);
+
+            ALenum err = alGetError();
+            if(err != AL_NO_ERROR)
+            {
+                stop = true;
+                std::cout << "Stopping source generation at " << i << std::endl;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                mFreeSources.push_back(src);
+            }
+            //throwALerror();
         }
     }
     catch(std::exception &e)