diff --git a/src/server/buffer_interface.cpp b/src/server/buffer_interface.cpp
index bd89d2f..bfa8ca2 100644
--- a/src/server/buffer_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/server/buffer_interface.cpp
@@ -127,12 +127,17 @@ BufferInterface::Private::Private(BufferInterface *q, wl_resource *resource, Sur
         }
     } else if (parent) {
         EGLDisplay eglDisplay = parent->global()->display()->eglDisplay();
+
         static bool resolved = false;
         using namespace EGL;
         if (!resolved && eglDisplay != EGL_NO_DISPLAY) {
             eglQueryWaylandBufferWL = (eglQueryWaylandBufferWL_func)eglGetProcAddress("eglQueryWaylandBufferWL");
             resolved = true;
         }
+
+        qDebug() << "HAS EGL DISPLAY" << eglDisplay << eglQueryWaylandBufferWL;
+        alpha = true;
+
         if (eglQueryWaylandBufferWL) {
             EGLint width, height;
             bool valid = false;
@@ -143,9 +148,12 @@ BufferInterface::Private::Private(BufferInterface *q, wl_resource *resource, Sur
             }
             // check alpha
             EGLint format;
+            qDebug()  << "about to check alpha";
             if (eglQueryWaylandBufferWL(eglDisplay, buffer, EGL_TEXTURE_FORMAT, &format)) {
+                qDebug() << "checking alpha";
                 switch (format) {
                 case EGL_TEXTURE_RGBA:
+                    qDebug() << "TRUE";
                     alpha = true;
                     break;
                 case EGL_TEXTURE_RGB: