diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_3dsmax_shared/nel_3dsmax_shared.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_3dsmax_shared/nel_3dsmax_shared.cpp
index da04de211..76592f556 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_3dsmax_shared/nel_3dsmax_shared.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_3dsmax_shared/nel_3dsmax_shared.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ NEL_3DSMAX_SHARED_API NLMISC::INelContext &GetSharedNelContext()
 	{
 		new NLMISC::CApplicationContext();
 		NLMISC::createDebug();
+		NLMISC::INelContext::getInstance().setWindowedApplication(true);
 	}
 	return NLMISC::INelContext::getInstance();
 }
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_export/nel_export_script.cpp b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_export/nel_export_script.cpp
index 7bc128706..c5457786e 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_export/nel_export_script.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/3d/plugin_max/nel_export/nel_export_script.cpp
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ protected:
 Value* force_quit_on_msg_displayer_cf(Value** arg_list, int count)
 {
 	nlwarning("Enable force quit on NeL report msg displayer");
+	NLMISC::INelContext::getInstance().setWindowedApplication(false);
 	// disable the Windows popup telling that the application aborted and disable the dr watson report.
 	_set_abort_behavior(0, _WRITE_ABORT_MSG | _CALL_REPORTFAULT);
 	putenv("NEL_IGNORE_ASSERT=1");