diff --git a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_addr.v b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_addr.v
index c1d727a7..af96e0f9 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_addr.v
+++ b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_addr.v
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ module VX_tex_addr #(
     end
 
     for (genvar i = 0; i < `NUM_THREADS; ++i) begin
-        assign blend_u[i] = clamped_u_s0[i][0][`BLEND_FRAC-1:0];
-        assign blend_v[i] = clamped_v_s0[i][0][`BLEND_FRAC-1:0];
+        assign blend_u[i] = filter_s0 ? clamped_u_s0[i][0][`BLEND_FRAC-1:0] : `BLEND_FRAC'(0);
+        assign blend_v[i] = filter_s0 ? clamped_v_s0[i][0][`BLEND_FRAC-1:0] : `BLEND_FRAC'(0);
     end
 
     assign stall_out = rsp_valid && ~rsp_ready;
diff --git a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_define.vh b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_define.vh
index e88d3fb1..2b87d4da 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_define.vh
+++ b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_define.vh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 `define FIXED_FRAC      20
 `define FIXED_INT       (32 - `FIXED_FRAC)
-`define FIXED_ONE       (1 << `FIXED_FRAC)
+`define FIXED_ONE       (2 ** `FIXED_FRAC)
 `define FIXED_HALF      (`FIXED_ONE >> 1)
 `define FIXED_MASK      (`FIXED_ONE - 1)
 
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 `define TEX_WRAP_MIRROR     2
 
 `define TEX_COLOR_BITS      8
+
 `define BLEND_FRAC          8
+`define BLEND_ONE           (2 ** `BLEND_FRAC)
 
 `define TEX_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8 `TEX_FORMAT_BITS'(0)
 `define TEX_FORMAT_R5G6B5   `TEX_FORMAT_BITS'(1)
diff --git a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_lerp.v b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_lerp.v
index 07a6afb4..5495688e 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_lerp.v
+++ b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_lerp.v
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module VX_tex_lerp #(
     output wire [31:0] out
 );  
     for (genvar i = 0; i < 4; ++i) begin
-        wire [8:0]  m1 = (8'hff - blend);
-        wire [16:0] sum = in1[i*8+:8] * blend + in2[i*8+:8] * m1;
+        wire [8:0]  blend_m1 = `BLEND_ONE - blend;
+        wire [16:0] sum = in1[i*8+:8] * blend_m1 + in2[i*8+:8] * blend;
         `UNUSED_VAR (sum)
         assign out[i*8+:8] = sum[15:8];
     end
diff --git a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_sampler.v b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_sampler.v
index f912631c..6b06eb95 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_sampler.v
+++ b/hw/rtl/tex_unit/VX_tex_sampler.v
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module VX_tex_sampler #(
    
     wire [`NUM_THREADS-1:0][31:0] texel_ul, texel_uh;
     wire [`NUM_THREADS-1:0][31:0] texel_ul_s0, texel_uh_s0;
-    wire [`NUM_THREADS-1:0][`BLEND_FRAC-1:0] blend_v_qual, blend_v_s0;
+    wire [`NUM_THREADS-1:0][`BLEND_FRAC-1:0] blend_v_s0;
     wire [`NUM_THREADS-1:0][31:0] texel_v;
     
     wire                          req_valid_s0;
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ module VX_tex_sampler #(
 
     for (genvar i = 0; i < `NUM_THREADS; i++) begin
 
-        wire [3:0][31:0] fmt_texels;  
-        wire [31:0] texel_ul_unqual;
+        wire [3:0][31:0] fmt_texels;
 
         for (genvar j = 0; j < 4; j++) begin
             VX_tex_format #(
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ module VX_tex_sampler #(
             .blend (req_blend_u[i]), 
             .in1 (fmt_texels[0]),
             .in2 (fmt_texels[1]),
-            .out (texel_ul_unqual)
+            .out (texel_ul[i])
         );  
 
         VX_tex_lerp #(
@@ -76,10 +75,7 @@ module VX_tex_sampler #(
             .in1 (fmt_texels[2]),
             .in2 (fmt_texels[3]),
             .out (texel_uh[i])
-        );  
-
-        assign blend_v_qual[i] = req_filter ? `BLEND_FRAC'(0) : req_blend_v[i];
-        assign texel_ul[i]     = req_filter ? fmt_texels[0] : texel_ul_unqual;
+        );
     end
 
     VX_pipe_register #(
@@ -89,8 +85,8 @@ module VX_tex_sampler #(
         .clk      (clk),
         .reset    (reset),
         .enable   (~stall_out),
-        .data_in  ({req_valid,    req_wid,    req_tmask,    req_PC,    req_rd,    req_wb,    blend_v_qual, texel_ul,    texel_uh}),
-        .data_out ({req_valid_s0, req_wid_s0, req_tmask_s0, req_PC_s0, req_rd_s0, req_wb_s0, blend_v_s0,   texel_ul_s0, texel_uh_s0})
+        .data_in  ({req_valid,    req_wid,    req_tmask,    req_PC,    req_rd,    req_wb,    req_blend_v, texel_ul,    texel_uh}),
+        .data_out ({req_valid_s0, req_wid_s0, req_tmask_s0, req_PC_s0, req_rd_s0, req_wb_s0, blend_v_s0,  texel_ul_s0, texel_uh_s0})
     );
 
     for (genvar i = 0; i < `NUM_THREADS; i++) begin