diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/shaders/Shader.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/shaders/Shader.js
index c5572fb..401bbba 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/shaders/Shader.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/shaders/Shader.js
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
             }
 
             // bind the texture
-            gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, uniform.value.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id]);
+            gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture);
 
             // set uniform to texture index
             gl.uniform1i(uniform._location, this.textureCount);

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/shaders/Shader.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/shaders/Shader.js
index c5572fb..401bbba 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/shaders/Shader.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/shaders/Shader.js
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
             }
 
             // bind the texture
-            gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, uniform.value.baseTexture._glTextures[gl.id]);
+            gl.bindTexture(gl.TEXTURE_2D, texture);
 
             // set uniform to texture index
             gl.uniform1i(uniform._location, this.textureCount);
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index ebdfe3c..9c51a5a 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@
                 //Make this a little more dynamic / intelligent!
                 shader.syncUniforms();
 
+                //TODO investigate some kind of texture state managment??
+                // need to make sure this texture is the active one for all the batch swaps..
+                gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
+
                 // both thease only need to be set if they are changing..
                 // set the projection
                 //gl.uniformMatrix3fv(shader.uniforms.projectionMatrix._location, false, this.renderer.currentRenderTarget.projectionMatrix.toArray(true));
@@ -464,7 +468,7 @@
     var gl = this.renderer.gl;
 
     // bind the main texture
-    gl.activeTexture(gl.TEXTURE0);
+
 
     // bind the buffers
     gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, this.vertexBuffer);