diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index 11c1e42fd4..74cf1ffa39 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -1780,10 +1780,10 @@ void Blender::run() {
     blendedMeshSizes.reserve(numMeshes);
 
     QVector<BlendshapeOffset> packedBlendshapeOffsets;
-    packedBlendshapeOffsets.reserve(numBlendshapeOffsets);
+    packedBlendshapeOffsets.resize(numBlendshapeOffsets);
 
     QVector<BlendshapeOffsetUnpacked> unpackedBlendshapeOffsets;
-    unpackedBlendshapeOffsets.reserve(maxBlendshapeOffsets);    // reuse for all meshes
+    unpackedBlendshapeOffsets.resize(maxBlendshapeOffsets);    // reuse for all meshes
 
     int offset = 0;
     for (auto meshIter = _hfmModel->meshes.cbegin(); meshIter != _hfmModel->meshes.cend(); ++meshIter) {
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/avx2/BlendshapePacking_avx2.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/avx2/BlendshapePacking_avx2.cpp
index 5524c355dc..1fea60a315 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/avx2/BlendshapePacking_avx2.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/avx2/BlendshapePacking_avx2.cpp
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ void packBlendshapeOffsets_AVX2(float (*unpacked)[9], uint32_t (*packed)[4], int
         //
         // deinterleave (8x9 to 9x8 matrix transpose)
         //
-        __m256 s0 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+0][0])), _mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+4][0]), 1);
-        __m256 s1 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+1][0])), _mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+5][0]), 1);
-        __m256 s2 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+2][0])), _mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+6][0]), 1);
-        __m256 s3 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+3][0])), _mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+7][0]), 1);
-        __m256 s4 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+0][4])), _mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+4][4]), 1);
-        __m256 s5 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+1][4])), _mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+5][4]), 1);
-        __m256 s6 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+2][4])), _mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+6][4]), 1);
-        __m256 s7 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+3][4])), _mm_load_ps(&unpacked[i+7][4]), 1);
+        __m256 s0 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+0][0])), _mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+4][0]), 1);
+        __m256 s1 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+1][0])), _mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+5][0]), 1);
+        __m256 s2 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+2][0])), _mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+6][0]), 1);
+        __m256 s3 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+3][0])), _mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+7][0]), 1);
+        __m256 s4 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+0][4])), _mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+4][4]), 1);
+        __m256 s5 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+1][4])), _mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+5][4]), 1);
+        __m256 s6 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+2][4])), _mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+6][4]), 1);
+        __m256 s7 = _mm256_insertf128_ps(_mm256_castps128_ps256(_mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+3][4])), _mm_loadu_ps(&unpacked[i+7][4]), 1);
 
         __m256 t0 = _mm256_unpacklo_ps(s0, s1);
         __m256 t1 = _mm256_unpackhi_ps(s0, s1);