diff --git a/dialogs.c b/dialogs.c
index 527c47af..7dfc5fc0 100644
--- a/dialogs.c
+++ b/dialogs.c
@@ -498,19 +498,20 @@ static void refresh_usb(void)
 	if (!ctxs)
 		goto nope;
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-	// Scanning seems to be broken at the moment
-	goto nope;
-#endif
-
-
+	printf("filter%s\n", filter);
+//	pthread_mutex_t lock;
+//	printf("pthread_mutex_init%s\n", filter);
+//	pthread_mutex_init(&lock, NULL);
+//	printf("pthread_mutex_initialized%s\n", filter);
 	ret = iio_scan_context_get_info_list(ctxs, &info);
+	printf("ret nb ctxs: %d\n", (int)ret);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_free_ctxs;
 	if (!ret)
 		goto err_free_info_list;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < (size_t) ret; i++) {
+		printf("info ctx %s\n", iio_context_info_get_description(info[i]));
 		tmp = strdup(iio_context_info_get_description(info[i]));
 		pid = strdup(iio_context_info_get_description(info[i]));
 
@@ -594,6 +595,8 @@ static void refresh_usb(void)
 
 	/* Fill things in */
 	connect_clear(dialogs.connect_usb);
+//	gdk_threads_enter();
+
 }
 
 #ifdef SERIAL_BACKEND
diff --git a/oscmain.c b/oscmain.c
index d99816a7..9783ea8a 100644
--- a/oscmain.c
+++ b/oscmain.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ gint main (int argc, char **argv)
 	signal(SIGHUP, sigterm);
 #endif
 
-	gdk_threads_enter();
+//	gdk_threads_enter();
 	init_application();
 	c = load_default_profile(profile, true);
 	if (!ctx_destroyed_by_do_quit) {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ gint main (int argc, char **argv)
 		} else
 			application_quit();
 	}
-	gdk_threads_leave();
+//	gdk_threads_leave();
 
 	if (profile)
 	    free(profile);