diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e3c8fdb7..8f2be364 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-B1-rc3-0-g438e9e0969+1
\ No newline at end of file
+B1-rc3-1-g84e5626fee+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/main.c b/client/src/main.c
index 083f1f5e..d7754ac3 100644
--- a/client/src/main.c
+++ b/client/src/main.c
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ static void updatePositionInfo()
 static int renderThread(void * unused)
 {
   if (!state.lgr->render_startup(state.lgrData, state.window))
+  {
+    state.running = false;
     return 1;
+  }
 
   // start the cursor thread after render startup to prevent a race condition
   SDL_Thread *t_cursor = NULL;
@@ -1338,4 +1341,4 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 
   config_free();
   return ret;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file