diff --git a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
index 2f3e743ab83..60c07e356a2 100644
--- a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import android.os.Environment;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.android.AndroidApplication;
-
 import forge.Forge;
 
 public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
@@ -36,6 +35,6 @@ public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
             return;
         }
 
-        initialize(new Forge(getClipboard(), assetsDir.getAbsolutePath() + "/"), false);
+        initialize(new Forge(getClipboard(), assetsDir.getAbsolutePath() + "/"), true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
index 080c84ac930..79acba6e3ed 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/Forge.java
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public class Forge implements ApplicationListener {
         //install our error handler
         ExceptionHandler.registerErrorHandling();
 
+        Texture.setEnforcePotImages(false); //ensure image dimensions don't have to be powers of 2
+
         batch = new SpriteBatch();
         shapeRenderer = new ShapeRenderer();