diff --git a/app/samplebrain.pro b/app/samplebrain.pro
index 2c69e65..6ce37de 100644
--- a/app/samplebrain.pro
+++ b/app/samplebrain.pro
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ SOURCES += MainWindow.cpp \
            ../brain/src/spiralcore/stream.cpp
 
 INCLUDEPATH += ../brain/src
-LIBS += -L.. -lportaudio -lfftw3 -lsndfile -llo -ldl -lpthread -lm
+INCLUDEPATH += /usr/local/include
+LIBS += -L.. -L/usr/local/lib -lportaudio -lfftw3 -lsndfile -llo -ldl -lpthread -lm
 CONFIG+=debug
 
 QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Wall -Wno-unused -std=c++11
diff --git a/brain/src/spiralcore/portaudio_client.cpp b/brain/src/spiralcore/portaudio_client.cpp
index 59d6b12..48e13d8 100644
--- a/brain/src/spiralcore/portaudio_client.cpp
+++ b/brain/src/spiralcore/portaudio_client.cpp
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ bool portaudio_client::attach(const string &client_name, const device_options &d
   input_parameters.device = input_device_num;
   if (input_parameters.device == paNoDevice) {
     cerr<<"error: no default input device."<<endl;
-  }
-  input_parameters.channelCount = 2;       /* stereo output */
-  input_parameters.sampleFormat = paFloat32; /* 32 bit floating point output */
-  input_parameters.suggestedLatency = Pa_GetDeviceInfo( input_parameters.device )->defaultLowInputLatency;
-  input_parameters.hostApiSpecificStreamInfo = NULL;
-
-  cerr<<"Connecting to "<<Pa_GetDeviceInfo( input_parameters.device )->name<<" for input"<<endl;
+  } else {
+    input_parameters.channelCount = 2;       /* stereo output */
+     input_parameters.sampleFormat = paFloat32; /* 32 bit floating point output */
+     input_parameters.suggestedLatency = Pa_GetDeviceInfo( input_parameters.device )->defaultLowInputLatency;
+     input_parameters.hostApiSpecificStreamInfo = NULL;
+     cerr<<"Connecting to "<<Pa_GetDeviceInfo( input_parameters.device )->name<<" for input"<<endl;
+  }		  
 
   PaStream *stream;