diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
index a3cf91fcd5..f5d335adea 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -571,10 +571,15 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::compositeLayers() {
         compositeScene();
     }
 
+
+#ifdef HIFI_ENABLE_NSIGHT_DEBUG
+    if (false) // do not compositeoverlay if running nsight debug
+#endif
     {
         PROFILE_RANGE_EX(render_detail, "compositeOverlay", 0xff0077ff, (uint64_t)presentCount())
         compositeOverlay();
     }
+
     auto compositorHelper = DependencyManager::get<CompositorHelper>();
     if (compositorHelper->getReticleVisible()) {
         PROFILE_RANGE_EX(render_detail, "compositePointer", 0xff0077ff, (uint64_t)presentCount())
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/Config.h b/libraries/gl/src/gl/Config.h
index 7947bd45df..9efae96f2a 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/Config.h
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/Config.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
 #include <GL/wglew.h>
 
+// Uncomment this define and recompile to be able to avoid code path preventing to be able to run nsight graphics debug
+//#define HIFI_ENABLE_NSIGHT_DEBUG 1
+
 #endif
 
 #endif // hifi_gpu_GPUConfig_h
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
index de0caf56a9..07bc4179b7 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ void OffscreenQmlSurface::cleanup() {
 }
 
 void OffscreenQmlSurface::render() {
+
+#ifdef HIFI_ENABLE_NSIGHT_DEBUG
+    return;
+#endif
+
     if (_paused) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl41/GL41BackendTransform.cpp b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl41/GL41BackendTransform.cpp
index aa0a83689c..526bac9ec8 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl41/GL41BackendTransform.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu-gl/src/gpu/gl41/GL41BackendTransform.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ void GL41Backend::updateTransform(const Batch& batch) {
     } else {
         if (!_transform._enabledDrawcallInfoBuffer) {
             glEnableVertexAttribArray(gpu::Stream::DRAW_CALL_INFO); // Make sure attrib array is enabled
-            glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _transform._drawCallInfoBuffer);
 #ifdef GPU_STEREO_DRAWCALL_INSTANCED
             glVertexAttribDivisor(gpu::Stream::DRAW_CALL_INFO, (isStereo() ? 2 : 1));
 #else
@@ -103,6 +102,7 @@ void GL41Backend::updateTransform(const Batch& batch) {
 #endif
             _transform._enabledDrawcallInfoBuffer = true;
         }
+        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, _transform._drawCallInfoBuffer);
         glVertexAttribIPointer(gpu::Stream::DRAW_CALL_INFO, 2, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, 0, _transform._drawCallInfoOffsets[batch._currentNamedCall]);
     }