diff --git a/Sources/Kapture/CaptureController.swift b/Sources/Kapture/CaptureController.swift
index a584dec..c89a8ff 100644
--- a/Sources/Kapture/CaptureController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Kapture/CaptureController.swift
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ final class CaptureController: NSObject {
         }
         isSelecting = true
         previousApp = NSWorkspace.shared.frontmostApplication
-        if #available(macOS 14.0, *) {
-            NSApp.activate()
-        } else {
-            NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
-        }
+        // Force activation: cooperative NSApp.activate() can silently fail for
+        // LSUIElement apps, leaving the app inactive — then clicks on the
+        // overlays pass through to the windows below.
+        NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
+        CaptureController.log("begin: creating overlays for \(NSScreen.screens.count) screens")
         overlays = NSScreen.screens.map { screen in
             OverlayWindow(
                 screen: screen,
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ final class CaptureController: NSObject {
         }
         overlays.forEach { $0.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil) }
         overlayIDs = overlays.map { $0.windowNumber }
+        CaptureController.log("begin: \(overlays.count) overlays, ids=\(overlayIDs), active=\(NSApp.isActive)")
     }
 
     /// A window was picked from hover — capture it with rounded corners.
diff --git a/build-app.sh b/build-app.sh
index 3efc363..e6f7342 100755
--- a/build-app.sh
+++ b/build-app.sh
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ cat > "$APP/Contents/Info.plist" <<'PLIST'
     <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
     <string>Icon</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>1.6.1</string>
+    <string>1.6.2</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>61</string>
+    <string>62</string>
     <key>LSUIElement</key>
     <true/>
     <key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>