diff --git a/src/toniarts/openkeeper/Main.java b/src/toniarts/openkeeper/Main.java
index fa658336..b3c35747 100644
--- a/src/toniarts/openkeeper/Main.java
+++ b/src/toniarts/openkeeper/Main.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.jme3.post.FilterPostProcessor;
 import com.jme3.post.ssao.SSAOFilter;
 import com.jme3.renderer.RenderManager;
+import com.jme3.renderer.opengl.GLRenderer;
 import com.jme3.system.AppSettings;
 import com.jme3.system.JmeSystem;
 import de.lessvoid.nifty.Nifty;
@@ -331,6 +332,9 @@ public void windowClosing(WindowEvent arg0) {
     @Override
     public void simpleInitApp() {
 
+        if (debug)
+            ((GLRenderer)renderer).setDebugEnabled(true); // get debug names for GL objects
+
         // Distribution locator
         getAssetManager().registerLocator(AssetsConverter.getAssetsFolder(), FileLocator.class);
 
diff --git a/src/toniarts/openkeeper/tools/modelviewer/ModelViewer.java b/src/toniarts/openkeeper/tools/modelviewer/ModelViewer.java
index a2b8d3f6..c042d610 100644
--- a/src/toniarts/openkeeper/tools/modelviewer/ModelViewer.java
+++ b/src/toniarts/openkeeper/tools/modelviewer/ModelViewer.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import com.jme3.math.Vector3f;
 import com.jme3.niftygui.NiftyJmeDisplay;
 import com.jme3.renderer.RenderManager;
+import com.jme3.renderer.opengl.GLRenderer;
 import com.jme3.renderer.queue.RenderQueue;
 import com.jme3.scene.Geometry;
 import com.jme3.scene.Mesh;
@@ -203,6 +204,8 @@ public ModelViewer() {
     @Override
     public void simpleInitApp() {
 
+        ((GLRenderer)renderer).setDebugEnabled(true); // get debug names for GL objects
+
         // Distribution locator
         assetManager.registerLocator(AssetsConverter.getAssetsFolder(), FileLocator.class);
         assetManager.registerLoader(MP2Loader.class, "mp2");