diff --git a/pupil_src/launchables/eye.py b/pupil_src/launchables/eye.py
index f8eca4d569..b0bc9384c2 100644
--- a/pupil_src/launchables/eye.py
+++ b/pupil_src/launchables/eye.py
@@ -433,8 +433,7 @@ def toggle_general_settings(collapsed):
             general_settings.collapsed = collapsed
 
         # Initialize glfw
-        with GLFWErrorReporting.glfw_init():
-            glfw.init()
+        glfw.init()
         glfw.window_hint(glfw.SCALE_TO_MONITOR, glfw.TRUE)
         if hide_ui:
             glfw.window_hint(glfw.VISIBLE, 0)  # hide window
diff --git a/pupil_src/launchables/player.py b/pupil_src/launchables/player.py
index 42d0fece01..afdcaceedd 100644
--- a/pupil_src/launchables/player.py
+++ b/pupil_src/launchables/player.py
@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ def get_dt():
 
         window_name = f"Pupil Player: {meta_info.recording_name} - {rec_dir}"
 
-        with GLFWErrorReporting.glfw_init():
-            glfw.init()
+        glfw.init()
         glfw.window_hint(glfw.SCALE_TO_MONITOR, glfw.TRUE)
         main_window = glfw.create_window(width, height, window_name, None, None)
         window_position_manager = gl_utils.WindowPositionManager()
@@ -859,8 +858,7 @@ def on_drop(window, paths):
             session_settings.clear()
         w, h = session_settings.get("window_size", (1280, 720))
 
-        with GLFWErrorReporting.glfw_init():
-            glfw.init()
+        glfw.init()
         glfw.window_hint(glfw.SCALE_TO_MONITOR, glfw.TRUE)
         glfw.window_hint(glfw.RESIZABLE, 0)
         window = glfw.create_window(w, h, "Pupil Player", None, None)
diff --git a/pupil_src/launchables/world.py b/pupil_src/launchables/world.py
index b664d8fadb..78e9784402 100644
--- a/pupil_src/launchables/world.py
+++ b/pupil_src/launchables/world.py
@@ -526,8 +526,7 @@ def handle_notifications(noti):
         )
 
         # window and gl setup
-        with GLFWErrorReporting.glfw_init():
-            glfw.init()
+        glfw.init()
         glfw.window_hint(glfw.SCALE_TO_MONITOR, glfw.TRUE)
         if hide_ui:
             glfw.window_hint(glfw.VISIBLE, 0)  # hide window
diff --git a/pupil_src/shared_modules/gl_utils/utils.py b/pupil_src/shared_modules/gl_utils/utils.py
index e42ad359aa..faa85fbf73 100644
--- a/pupil_src/shared_modules/gl_utils/utils.py
+++ b/pupil_src/shared_modules/gl_utils/utils.py
@@ -335,17 +335,6 @@ def get_window_title_bar_rect(window) -> _Rectangle:
 
 
 class GLFWErrorReporting:
-    @classmethod
-    @contextlib.contextmanager
-    def glfw_init(cls):
-        ignore = [
-            # GLFWError: (65544) b'Cocoa: Failed to find service port for display'
-            # This happens on macOS Big Sur running on Apple Silicone hardware
-            65544,
-        ]
-        with cls.error_code_handling(ignore=tuple(ignore)):
-            yield
-
     @classmethod
     @contextlib.contextmanager
     def error_code_handling(
@@ -383,7 +372,15 @@ def set_default(cls):
 
     @staticmethod
     def __default_error_reporting() -> _GLFWErrorReportingDict:
-        return {None: "raise"}
+        ignore = [
+            # GLFWError: (65544) b'Cocoa: Failed to find service port for display'
+            # This happens on macOS Big Sur running on Apple Silicone hardware
+            65544,
+        ]
+        return {
+            None: "raise",
+            **{code: "log" for code in ignore},
+        }
 
 
 GLFWErrorReporting.set_default()
diff --git a/pupil_src/shared_modules/head_pose_tracker/ui/gl_window.py b/pupil_src/shared_modules/head_pose_tracker/ui/gl_window.py
index 42aff44a7d..9b37b30304 100644
--- a/pupil_src/shared_modules/head_pose_tracker/ui/gl_window.py
+++ b/pupil_src/shared_modules/head_pose_tracker/ui/gl_window.py
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ def _init_trackball():
         return trackball
 
     def _glfw_init(self):
-        with GLFWErrorReporting.glfw_init():
-            glfw.init()
+        glfw.init()
         glfw.window_hint(glfw.SCALE_TO_MONITOR, glfw.TRUE)
         window = glfw.create_window(
             640,
diff --git a/pupil_src/shared_modules/service_ui.py b/pupil_src/shared_modules/service_ui.py
index fc52b42023..45097c1413 100644
--- a/pupil_src/shared_modules/service_ui.py
+++ b/pupil_src/shared_modules/service_ui.py
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.texture = np.zeros((1, 1, 3), dtype=np.uint8) + 128
 
-        with GLFWErrorReporting.glfw_init():
-            glfw.init()
+        glfw.init()
         glfw.window_hint(glfw.SCALE_TO_MONITOR, glfw.TRUE)
         if g_pool.hide_ui:
             glfw.window_hint(glfw.VISIBLE, 0)  # hide window
diff --git a/pupil_src/shared_modules/visualizer.py b/pupil_src/shared_modules/visualizer.py
index 076ee40e26..0e6d0a9b31 100644
--- a/pupil_src/shared_modules/visualizer.py
+++ b/pupil_src/shared_modules/visualizer.py
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ def open_window(self):
 
             # get glfw started
             if self.run_independently:
-                with GLFWErrorReporting.glfw_init():
-                    glfw.init()
+                glfw.init()
                 glfw.window_hint(glfw.SCALE_TO_MONITOR, glfw.TRUE)
                 self.window = glfw.create_window(
                     self.window_size[0], self.window_size[1], self.name, None, None