diff --git a/src/gpufont/font.cpp b/src/gpufont/font.cpp
index 7321744..3aa8abc 100644
--- a/src/gpufont/font.cpp
+++ b/src/gpufont/font.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 namespace ofxGPUFont {
 
 GLint Font::gl_max_texture_size = -1;
-//GLint Font::gl_max_uniform_block_size = -1;
+GLint Font::gl_max_uniform_block_size = -1;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/gpufont/font.hpp b/src/gpufont/font.hpp
index 71f60d5..3524366 100644
--- a/src/gpufont/font.hpp
+++ b/src/gpufont/font.hpp
@@ -441,6 +441,11 @@ class Font {
                 glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE, &gl_max_texture_size);
                 cout << "GL_MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE: " << ofToString(gl_max_texture_size) << endl;
             }
+            if(gl_max_uniform_block_size == -1){
+                glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_UNIFORM_BLOCK_SIZE, &gl_max_uniform_block_size);
+                cout << "GL_MAX_UNIFORM_BLOCK_SIZE: " << ofToString(gl_max_uniform_block_size) << endl;
+            }
+
 
             if(hinting){
                 loadFlags = FT_LOAD_NO_BITMAP;
@@ -1429,6 +1434,7 @@ class Font {
         std::unordered_map <GlyphIdentity, Glyph> glyphs;
 
         static GLint gl_max_texture_size;
+        static GLint gl_max_uniform_block_size;
 
     public:
         // ID of the shader program to use.