diff --git a/src/cv.cpp b/src/cv.cpp
index b812d71..ccb7724 100644
--- a/src/cv.cpp
+++ b/src/cv.cpp
@@ -25,9 +25,16 @@ void initCV() {
 	facemark = cv::face::FacemarkLBF::create();
 	facemark->loadModel (resolvePath("cvdata/lbfmodel.yaml"));
 
-	vid = cv::VideoCapture (0);
+	// cycle through all available cameras until we find one we can open
+	std::cout << "Looking for an open camera..." << std::endl;
+	for (int i = 0; i < 127; i++) {
+		vid = cv::VideoCapture (i);
+		if (vid.isOpened()) {
+			std::cout << "Camera " << i << " opened" << std::endl;
+			break;
+		}
 
-	if(!vid.isOpened()) {std::cout << "Camera not opened!" << std::endl;}
+	}
 }
 
 void dnnFaceDetect(cv::Mat inFrame, std::vector<cv::Rect>* faces) {