diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
index 6591bae..be5b166 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     set blendMode(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
     {
         // 17 is NO BLEND
-        this.blend = (value === 17);
+        this.blend = (value !== 17);
         this._blendMode = value;
     }
 

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
index 6591bae..be5b166 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     set blendMode(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
     {
         // 17 is NO BLEND
-        this.blend = (value === 17);
+        this.blend = (value !== 17);
         this._blendMode = value;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/StateManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/StateManager.js
index b146e72..3d2b5da 100755
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/StateManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/StateManager.js
@@ -74,22 +74,25 @@
         state = state || this.defaultState;
 
         // TODO maybe to an object check? ( this.state === state )?
-        if (this.stateId === state.data) return;
-
-        let diff = this.stateId ^ state.data;
-        let i = 0;
-
-        // order from least to most common
-        while (diff)
+        if (this.stateId !== state.data)
         {
-            if (diff & 1)
+            let diff = this.stateId ^ state.data;
+            let i = 0;
+
+            // order from least to most common
+            while (diff)
             {
-                // state change!
-                this.map[i].call(this, !!(state.data & (1 << i)));
+                if (diff & 1)
+                {
+                    // state change!
+                    this.map[i].call(this, !!(state.data & (1 << i)));
+                }
+
+                diff = diff >> 1;
+                i++;
             }
 
-            diff = diff >> 1;
-            i++;
+            this.stateId = state.data;
         }
 
         // based on the above settings we check for specific modes..
@@ -99,8 +102,6 @@
         {
             this.checks[i](this, state);
         }
-
-        this.stateId = state.data;
     }
 
     /**

diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
index 6591bae..be5b166 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/State.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     set blendMode(value) // eslint-disable-line require-jsdoc
     {
         // 17 is NO BLEND
-        this.blend = (value === 17);
+        this.blend = (value !== 17);
         this._blendMode = value;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/StateManager.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/StateManager.js
index b146e72..3d2b5da 100755
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/StateManager.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/managers/StateManager.js
@@ -74,22 +74,25 @@
         state = state || this.defaultState;
 
         // TODO maybe to an object check? ( this.state === state )?
-        if (this.stateId === state.data) return;
-
-        let diff = this.stateId ^ state.data;
-        let i = 0;
-
-        // order from least to most common
-        while (diff)
+        if (this.stateId !== state.data)
         {
-            if (diff & 1)
+            let diff = this.stateId ^ state.data;
+            let i = 0;
+
+            // order from least to most common
+            while (diff)
             {
-                // state change!
-                this.map[i].call(this, !!(state.data & (1 << i)));
+                if (diff & 1)
+                {
+                    // state change!
+                    this.map[i].call(this, !!(state.data & (1 << i)));
+                }
+
+                diff = diff >> 1;
+                i++;
             }
 
-            diff = diff >> 1;
-            i++;
+            this.stateId = state.data;
         }
 
         // based on the above settings we check for specific modes..
@@ -99,8 +102,6 @@
         {
             this.checks[i](this, state);
         }
-
-        this.stateId = state.data;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/mesh/Mesh.js b/src/mesh/Mesh.js
index f0aaa89..7c16ebb 100644
--- a/src/mesh/Mesh.js
+++ b/src/mesh/Mesh.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
          * @default PIXI.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL
          * @see PIXI.BLEND_MODES
          */
-        this.blendMode = core.BLEND_MODES.SCREEN;
+        this.blendMode = core.BLEND_MODES.NORMAL;
         this.state.blendMode = this.blendMode;
 
         /**