diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/prefs/LauncherPreferences.java b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/prefs/LauncherPreferences.java
index 1a17bc41b..4d4a81024 100644
--- a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/prefs/LauncherPreferences.java
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/prefs/LauncherPreferences.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import net.kdt.pojavlaunch.*;
 public class LauncherPreferences
 {
 	public static SharedPreferences DEFAULT_PREF;
-    public static int PREF_RENDERER = 2;
+    public static String PREF_RENDERER = "2";
 	public static boolean PREF_VERTYPE_RELEASE = true;
 	public static boolean PREF_VERTYPE_SNAPSHOT = false;
 	public static boolean PREF_VERTYPE_OLDALPHA = false;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class LauncherPreferences
 	public static boolean PREF_DISABLE_GESTURES = false;
 	public static float PREF_MOUSESPEED = 1f;
 	public static void loadPreferences() {
-        PREF_RENDERER = DEFAULT_PREF.getInt("renderer", 2);
+        PREF_RENDERER = DEFAULT_PREF.getString("renderer", "2");
 		PREF_BUTTONSIZE = DEFAULT_PREF.getInt("buttonscale", 100);
 		PREF_MOUSESCALE = DEFAULT_PREF.getInt("mousescale", 100);
 		PREF_MOUSESPEED = ((float)DEFAULT_PREF.getInt("mousespeed",100))/100f;
diff --git a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/utils/JREUtils.java b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/utils/JREUtils.java
index e6aceacd8..cba7bddd3 100644
--- a/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/utils/JREUtils.java
+++ b/app_pojavlauncher/src/main/java/net/kdt/pojavlaunch/utils/JREUtils.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class JREUtils
                 //fallback to 2 since it's the minimum for the entire app
                 envMap.put("LIBGL_ES","2");
             } else {
-                envMap.put("LIBGL_ES", Integer.toString(LauncherPreferences.PREF_RENDERER));
+                envMap.put("LIBGL_ES", LauncherPreferences.PREF_RENDERER);
             }
         }
         for (Map.Entry<String, String> env : envMap.entrySet()) {