diff --git a/native/viocalls.c b/native/viocalls.c
index f9a0c1a..8b424a8 100644
--- a/native/viocalls.c
+++ b/native/viocalls.c
@@ -209,8 +209,10 @@ APIRET16 VioGetMode(PVIOMODEINFO pvioModeInfo, HVIO hvio)
         return ERROR_VIO_INVALID_PARMS;
     else if (pvioModeInfo->cb != sizeof (*pvioModeInfo))
         return ERROR_VIO_INVALID_LENGTH;
-    else if (!initNcurses())
-        return ERROR_VIO_INVALID_HANDLE;
+
+    FIXME("might need to init ncurses at some point, but not yet.");
+    //else if (!initNcurses())
+    //    return ERROR_VIO_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
     memset(pvioModeInfo, '\0', sizeof (*pvioModeInfo));
     pvioModeInfo->cb = sizeof (*pvioModeInfo);