diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Data/Parsers/EffectParser.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Data/Parsers/EffectParser.cpp
index d2e63b3..98709d0 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Data/Parsers/EffectParser.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Data/Parsers/EffectParser.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ std::vector <EffectPassUniquePtr> EffectParser::parseEffectPasses (const JSON& i
     }
 
     for (const auto& cur : it) {
-        const auto binds = cur.optional ("binds");
+        const auto binds = cur.optional ("bind");
         std::optional <PassCommand> command = std::nullopt;
 
         if (cur.contains ("command")) {
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Objects/Effects/CPass.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Objects/Effects/CPass.cpp
index 841235d..ac6c254 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Objects/Effects/CPass.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Objects/Effects/CPass.cpp
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ void CPass::setupShaders () {
     // use the combos copied from the pass so it includes the texture format
     this->m_shader = new Render::Shaders::CShader (
         this->m_image.getContainer (), this->m_pass.shader, this->m_combos,
-        this->m_pass.textures, this->m_override.constants
+        this->m_pass.textures, this->m_override.textures, this->m_override.constants
     );
 
     const auto shaders = Shaders::CGLSLContext::get ().toGlsl (
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShader.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShader.cpp
index 44ad97d..d2413ed 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShader.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShader.cpp
@@ -20,17 +20,19 @@ namespace WallpaperEngine::Render::Shaders {
 CShader::CShader (
     const CContainer& container, std::string filename,
     const ComboMap& combos, const TextureMap& textures,
+    const TextureMap& overrideTextures,
     const ShaderConstantMap& constants
 ) :
     m_file (std::move (filename)),
     m_combos (combos),
     m_passTextures (textures),
+    m_overrideTextures (overrideTextures),
     m_vertex (
         CGLSLContext::UnitType_Vertex, filename, container.readVertexShader (filename),
-        container, constants, textures, combos),
+        container, constants, textures, overrideTextures, combos),
     m_fragment (
         CGLSLContext::UnitType_Fragment, filename, container.readFragmentShader (filename),
-        container, constants, textures, combos) {
+        container, constants, textures, overrideTextures, combos) {
     // link shaders between them
     this->m_vertex.linkToUnit (&this->m_fragment);
     this->m_fragment.linkToUnit (&this->m_vertex);
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShader.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShader.h
index 4ca3445..0638f9b 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShader.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShader.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class CShader {
     CShader (
         const CContainer& container, std::string filename,
         const ComboMap& combos, const TextureMap& textures,
+        const TextureMap& overrideTextures,
         const ShaderConstantMap& constants);
     /**
      * @return The vertex's shader coude for OpenGL to use
@@ -101,5 +102,9 @@ class CShader {
      * The list of textures the pass knows about
      */
     const TextureMap m_passTextures;
+    /**
+     * The list of the override textures
+     */
+    const TextureMap& m_overrideTextures;
 };
 } // namespace WallpaperEngine::Render::Shaders
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShaderUnit.cpp b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShaderUnit.cpp
index 8c49614..4c00202 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShaderUnit.cpp
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShaderUnit.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ using namespace WallpaperEngine::Render::Shaders;
 
 CShaderUnit::CShaderUnit (
     CGLSLContext::UnitType type, std::string file, std::string content, const CContainer& container,
-    const ShaderConstantMap& constants, const TextureMap& passTextures, const ComboMap& combos
+    const ShaderConstantMap& constants, const TextureMap& passTextures, const TextureMap& overrideTextures,
+    const ComboMap& combos
 ) :
     m_type (type),
     m_link (nullptr),
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ CShaderUnit::CShaderUnit (
     m_constants (constants),
     m_content (std::move(content)),
     m_passTextures (passTextures),
+    m_overrideTextures (overrideTextures),
     m_combos (combos),
     m_discoveredCombos (),
     m_usedCombos () {
@@ -409,15 +411,17 @@ void CShaderUnit::parseParameterConfiguration (
         const auto requireany = data.find ("requireany");
         const auto require = data.find ("require");
         // now convert it to integer
+        // TODO: BETTER CONVERSION HERE
         size_t index = value - '0';
 
         if (combo != data.end ()) {
+            // TODO: CLEANUP HOW THIS IS DETERMINED FIRST
             // if the texture exists (and is not null), add to the combo
-            auto texture = this->m_passTextures.find (index);
+            auto textureSlotUsed = this->m_passTextures.find (index) != this->m_passTextures.end () || this->m_overrideTextures.find (index) != this->m_overrideTextures.end ();
             bool isRequired = false;
             int comboValue = 1;
 
-            if (texture != this->m_passTextures.end ()) {
+            if (textureSlotUsed) {
                 // nothing extra to do, the texture exists, the combo must be set
                 // these tend to not have default value
                 isRequired = true;
@@ -452,7 +456,7 @@ void CShaderUnit::parseParameterConfiguration (
                 }
             }
 
-            if (isRequired && texture == this->m_passTextures.end ()) {
+            if (isRequired && !textureSlotUsed) {
                 if (defvalue == data.end ()) {
                     isRequired = false;
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShaderUnit.h b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShaderUnit.h
index 97f6713..df365a3 100644
--- a/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShaderUnit.h
+++ b/src/WallpaperEngine/Render/Shaders/CShaderUnit.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class CShaderUnit {
     CShaderUnit (
         CGLSLContext::UnitType type, std::string file, std::string content, const CContainer& container,
         const ShaderConstantMap& constants, const TextureMap& passTextures,
-        const ComboMap& combos);
+        const TextureMap& overrideTextures, const ComboMap& combos);
     ~CShaderUnit () = default;
 
     /**
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ class CShaderUnit {
      */
     const ShaderConstantMap& m_constants;
     /** The textures that are already applied to this shader */
-    const TextureMap m_passTextures = {};
+    const TextureMap& m_passTextures;
+    /** The textures that are being overridden */
+    const TextureMap& m_overrideTextures;
     /** The default textures to use when a texture is not applied in a given slot */
     TextureMap m_defaultTextures = {};
     /**