diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gles/src/gpu/gles/GLESBackendTexture.cpp b/libraries/gpu-gles/src/gpu/gles/GLESBackendTexture.cpp
index 2b474b2f56..b0a5e698a1 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gles/src/gpu/gles/GLESBackendTexture.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gles/src/gpu/gles/GLESBackendTexture.cpp
@@ -41,16 +41,19 @@ GLTexture* GLESBackend::syncGPUObject(const TexturePointer& texturePointer) {
                 object = new GLESAttachmentTexture(shared_from_this(), texture);
                 break;
 
-            case TextureUsageType::STRICT_RESOURCE:
-                qCDebug(gpugllogging) << "Strict texture " << texture.source().c_str();
-                object = new GLESStrictResourceTexture(shared_from_this(), texture);
-                break;
-
             case TextureUsageType::RESOURCE:
+// FIXME disabling variable allocation textures for now, while debugging android rendering
+// and crashes
+#if 0
                 qCDebug(gpugllogging) << "variable / Strict texture " << texture.source().c_str();
                 object = new GLESResourceTexture(shared_from_this(), texture);
                 GLVariableAllocationSupport::addMemoryManagedTexture(texturePointer);
                 break;
+#endif
+            case TextureUsageType::STRICT_RESOURCE:
+                qCDebug(gpugllogging) << "Strict texture " << texture.source().c_str();
+                object = new GLESStrictResourceTexture(shared_from_this(), texture);
+                break;
 
             default:
                 Q_UNREACHABLE();
@@ -196,13 +199,12 @@ void GLESTexture::syncSampler() const {
     glTexParameteri(_target, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R, WRAP_MODES[sampler.getWrapModeW()]);
 
     glTexParameterfv(_target, GL_TEXTURE_BORDER_COLOR_EXT, (const float*)&sampler.getBorderColor());
-    glTexParameteri(_target, GL_TEXTURE_BASE_LEVEL, (uint16)sampler.getMipOffset());
+    //glTexParameterf(_target, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, sampler.getMaxAnisotropy());
 
     glTexParameterf(_target, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_LOD, (float)sampler.getMinMip());
     glTexParameterf(_target, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_LOD, (sampler.getMaxMip() == Sampler::MAX_MIP_LEVEL ? 1000.f : sampler.getMaxMip()));
 
     (void)CHECK_GL_ERROR();
-    //glTexParameterf(_target, GL_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT, sampler.getMaxAnisotropy());
 }
 
 using GLESFixedAllocationTexture = GLESBackend::GLESFixedAllocationTexture;