diff --git a/pl/ostype/Darwin.pl b/pl/ostype/Darwin.pl
index c786eb8..5d5baab 100644
--- a/pl/ostype/Darwin.pl
+++ b/pl/ostype/Darwin.pl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 $library_suffix = ".dylib";
 set_shared_flag("-dynamiclib");
 
-use_backend("cocoa");
+#use_backend("cocoa");
+new_object("src/backend/nococoa.m");
 
 add_cflags("-DSTBI_NO_THREAD_LOCALS");
 add_ldflags("-framework Cocoa -lobjc");
diff --git a/src/backend/nococoa.m b/src/backend/nococoa.m
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0e3c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/nococoa.m
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include <Mw/Milsko.h>
+
+void MwLLNoCocoaErrorMessage() {
+	NSAlert* alert = [[NSAlert alloc] init];
+	[alert setMessageText:@"Milsko applications currently requires XQuartz or cocoa-way. PRs are welcome for anyone who wants to finish the Cocoa backend (prefarably in Objective-C)"];
+	[alert addButtonWithTitle:@"Ok"];
+	[alert runModal];
+}
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 0a125da..76507ea 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -967,7 +967,6 @@ int MwLibraryInit(void) {
 #ifdef USE_WAYLAND
 	    MwLLWaylandCallInit,
 #endif
-/* x11 has higher priority then cocoa until it works */
 #ifdef USE_X11
 	    MwLLX11CallInit,
 #endif
@@ -989,6 +988,10 @@ int MwLibraryInit(void) {
 		if(calls[i]() == 0) return 0;
 	}
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+	void MwNoCocoaErrorMessage();
+	MwNoCocoaErrorMessage();
+#else
 	printf("[WARNING] No suitable GUI backend found! Enabled:"
 #ifdef USE_COCOA
 	       " Cocoa"
@@ -1006,7 +1009,7 @@ int MwLibraryInit(void) {
 	       " ClassicMacOS"
 #endif
 	       "\n");
-
+#endif
 	return 1;
 }