diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
index 6793948d13..4d82aba595 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public:
         uint8 _wrapModeV = WRAP_REPEAT;
         uint8 _wrapModeW = WRAP_REPEAT;
             
+        uint8 _mipOffset = 0;
         uint8 _minMip = 0;
         uint8 _maxMip = MAX_MIP_LEVEL;
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ public:
                 _wrapModeU == other._wrapModeU &&
                 _wrapModeV == other._wrapModeV &&
                 _wrapModeW == other._wrapModeW &&
+                _mipOffset == other._mipOffset &&
                 _minMip == other._minMip &&
                 _maxMip == other._maxMip;
         }
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ public:
     ComparisonFunction getComparisonFunction() const { return ComparisonFunction(_desc._comparisonFunc); }
     bool doComparison() const { return getComparisonFunction() != ALWAYS; }
 
+    uint8 getMipOffset() const { return _desc._mipOffset; }
     uint8 getMinMip() const { return _desc._minMip; }
     uint8 getMaxMip() const { return _desc._maxMip; }
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
index fc35267ddc..956b6c4a58 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredLightingEffect.cpp
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ void RenderDeferredSetup::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext,
             }
         }
 
-        auto& program = deferredLightingEffect->_directionalSkyboxLight;
+        auto program = deferredLightingEffect->_directionalSkyboxLight;
         LightLocationsPtr locations = deferredLightingEffect->_directionalSkyboxLightLocations;
 
         auto keyLight = lightAndShadow.first;