diff --git a/src/bin/screen_blanker/Jamfile b/src/bin/screen_blanker/Jamfile
index 2776342b49..e6740fe57e 100644
--- a/src/bin/screen_blanker/Jamfile
+++ b/src/bin/screen_blanker/Jamfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ BinCommand screen_blanker :
 	PasswordWindow.cpp
 	ScreenSaver.cpp
 	: be game libscreensaver.so
+	: screen_blanker.rdef
 ;
 
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diff --git a/src/bin/screen_blanker/ScreenSaverApp.cpp b/src/bin/screen_blanker/ScreenSaverApp.cpp
index a7d2f1281a..f280021839 100755
--- a/src/bin/screen_blanker/ScreenSaverApp.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/screen_blanker/ScreenSaverApp.cpp
@@ -39,17 +39,20 @@ ScreenSaverApp::ScreenSaverApp()
 void 
 ScreenSaverApp::ReadyToRun() 
 {
-	if (!fPref.LoadSettings()) 
+	if (!fPref.LoadSettings()) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "could not load settings\n");
 		exit(1);
-	else {	// If everything works OK, create a BDirectWindow and start the render thread.
+	} else { // If everything works OK, create a BDirectWindow and start the render thread.
 		BScreen theScreen(B_MAIN_SCREEN_ID);
 		fWin = new SSAwindow(theScreen.Frame());
 		fPww = new PasswordWindow();
 		fThrd = new ScreenSaverThread(fWin ,fWin->fView, &fPref);
 
 		fSaver = fThrd->LoadAddOn();
-		if (!fSaver)
+		if (!fSaver) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "could not load the screensaver addon\n");
 			exit(1);
+		}
 		fWin->SetSaver(fSaver);
 		fWin->SetFullScreen(true);
 		fWin->Show();
diff --git a/src/bin/screen_blanker/screen_blanker.rdef b/src/bin/screen_blanker/screen_blanker.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c69d36b7f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/screen_blanker/screen_blanker.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+resource app_signature "application/x-vnd.Haiku.screenblanker";
+
+resource app_flags B_MULTIPLE_LAUNCH | B_BACKGROUND_APP;