diff --git a/ref/vk/TODO.md b/ref/vk/TODO.md
index de253173..f20abc0d 100644
--- a/ref/vk/TODO.md
+++ b/ref/vk/TODO.md
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 - [x] missing skybox
 - [x] explicitly free default textures; and complain about any leftovers
 - [x] use the new hash table in materials too, remove dummy textures
+- [x] why are there references to \*unused
 - [ ] restore blue noise
     - [x] vk_texture_t blue_noise; 3d texture
 	- [x] separate binding similar to skybox in vk_rtx.c and shaders
 	- [x] patch shader function
-- [x] why are there references to \*unused
+	- [ ] load 64xpngs into a single big pic
 - [ ] massage texture code
     - [ ] single return/goto cleanup
     - [ ] pass args via structs?
diff --git a/ref/vk/shaders/bluenoise.glsl b/ref/vk/shaders/bluenoise.glsl
index 531bf227..bca5c685 100644
--- a/ref/vk/shaders/bluenoise.glsl
+++ b/ref/vk/shaders/bluenoise.glsl
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 
 vec4 blueNoise(ivec3 v) {
 	ivec3 size = textureSize(blue_noise_texture, 0);
-	v %= size.z;
-	return texelFetch(blue_noise_texture, v.xy % size.xy, 0);
+	return texelFetch(blue_noise_texture, v % size, 0);
 }
 
 #endif // ifndef BLUENOISE_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/ref/vk/shaders/denoiser.comp b/ref/vk/shaders/denoiser.comp
index 879f4b88..52918bcb 100644
--- a/ref/vk/shaders/denoiser.comp
+++ b/ref/vk/shaders/denoiser.comp
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ layout(set = 0, binding = 15, rgba16f) uniform image2D prev_temporal_diffuse;
 layout(set = 0, binding = 16, rgba16f) uniform image2D out_temporal_specular;
 layout(set = 0, binding = 17, rgba16f) uniform image2D prev_temporal_specular;
 
+//#define DEBUG_NOISE
 #ifdef DEBUG_NOISE
 layout(set = 0, binding = 18) uniform sampler3D blue_noise_texture;
-include "bluenoise.glsl"
+#include "bluenoise.glsl"
 #endif
 
 //layout(set = 0, binding = 19) uniform sampler2D textures[MAX_TEXTURES];
diff --git a/ref/vk/vk_image.c b/ref/vk/vk_image.c
index affdbea4..11297ee2 100644
--- a/ref/vk/vk_image.c
+++ b/ref/vk/vk_image.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ r_vk_image_t R_VkImageCreate(const r_vk_image_create_t *create) {
 	const qboolean is_cubemap = !!(create->flags & kVkImageFlagIsCubemap);
 	const qboolean is_3d = create->depth > 1;
 
+	ASSERT(create->depth > 0);
+
 	ASSERT(is_cubemap + is_3d != 2);
 
 	const VkFormat unorm_format = unormFormatFor(create->format);
diff --git a/ref/vk/vk_textures.c b/ref/vk/vk_textures.c
index e90d4c38..dd62401b 100644
--- a/ref/vk/vk_textures.c
+++ b/ref/vk/vk_textures.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ static void textureDestroy( unsigned int index );
 void R_VkTexturesShutdown( void ) {
 	unloadSkybox();
 	R_VkTextureDestroy(-1, &g_vktextures.cubemap_placeholder);
+	R_VkTextureDestroy(-1, &g_vktextures.blue_noise);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < COUNTOF(g_vktextures.samplers); ++i) {
 		if (g_vktextures.samplers[i].sampler != VK_NULL_HANDLE)
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ static qboolean uploadRawKtx2( int tex_index, vk_texture_t *tex, const rgbdata_t
 			.debug_name = TEX_NAME(tex),
 			.width = header->pixelWidth,
 			.height = header->pixelHeight,
-			.depth = header->pixelDepth,
+			.depth = Q_max(1, header->pixelDepth),
 			.mips = header->levelCount,
 			.layers = 1, // TODO or 6 for cubemap; header->faceCount
 			.format = header->vkFormat,
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ static qboolean uploadTexture(int index, vk_texture_t *tex, rgbdata_t *const *co
 	} else {
 		const int width = layers[0]->width;
 		const int height = layers[0]->height;
-		const int depth = layers[0]->depth;
+		const int depth = Q_max(1, layers[0]->depth);
 		const qboolean compute_mips = layers[0]->type == PF_RGBA_32 && layers[0]->numMips < 2;
 		const VkFormat format = VK_GetFormat(layers[0]->type, colorspace_hint);
 		const int mipCount = compute_mips ? CalcMipmapCount( width, height, depth, tex->flags, true ) : layers[0]->numMips;