diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/hello_triangle/mod.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/hello_triangle/mod.rs
index c1ab28f..479ed33 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/hello_triangle/mod.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/hello_triangle/mod.rs
@@ -178,23 +178,42 @@ impl VulkanWindow {
                 .begin_command_buffer(cmd, &vk::CommandBufferBeginInfo::default())
                 .expect("failed to begin command buffer");
 
-            // util::vulkan_image_layout_transition_levels(
-            //     &vulkan.base.device,
-            //     cmd,
-            //     framebuffer_image,
-            //     1,
-            //     vk::ImageLayout::UNDEFINED,
-            //     vk::ImageLayout::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
-            //     vk::AccessFlags::empty(),
-            //     vk::AccessFlags::SHADER_READ,
-            //     vk::PipelineStageFlags::ALL_GRAPHICS,
-            //     vk::PipelineStageFlags::VERTEX_SHADER,
-            //     vk::QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
-            //     vk::QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED
-            // );
+            util::vulkan_image_layout_transition_levels(
+                &vulkan.base.device,
+                cmd,
+                framebuffer_image,
+                1,
+                vk::ImageLayout::UNDEFINED,
+                vk::ImageLayout::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
+                vk::AccessFlags::MEMORY_READ
+                    | vk::AccessFlags::MEMORY_WRITE | vk::AccessFlags::HOST_READ | vk::AccessFlags::HOST_WRITE
+                    | vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_READ | vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE | vk::AccessFlags::SHADER_READ,
+                vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE | vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_READ,
+                vk::PipelineStageFlags::ALL_COMMANDS,
+                vk::PipelineStageFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT,
+                vk::QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+                vk::QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED
+            );
 
             Self::record_command_buffer(vulkan, framebuffer, cmd);
 
+            util::vulkan_image_layout_transition_levels(
+                &vulkan.base.device,
+                cmd,
+                framebuffer_image,
+                1,
+                vk::ImageLayout::SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
+                vk::ImageLayout::SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
+                vk::AccessFlags::MEMORY_READ
+                    | vk::AccessFlags::MEMORY_WRITE | vk::AccessFlags::HOST_READ | vk::AccessFlags::HOST_WRITE
+                    | vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_READ | vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE | vk::AccessFlags::SHADER_READ,
+                vk::AccessFlags::SHADER_READ,
+                vk::PipelineStageFlags::ALL_COMMANDS,
+                vk::PipelineStageFlags::FRAGMENT_SHADER,
+                vk::QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED,
+                vk::QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED
+            );
+            //
             // util::vulkan_image_layout_transition_levels(
             //     &vulkan.base.device,
             //     cmd,
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/hello_triangle/pipeline.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/hello_triangle/pipeline.rs
index 5895a7e..7a1bd4f 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/hello_triangle/pipeline.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/hello_triangle/pipeline.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ impl VulkanPipeline {
             samples: vk::SampleCountFlags::TYPE_1,
             load_op: vk::AttachmentLoadOp::CLEAR,
             store_op: vk::AttachmentStoreOp::STORE,
-            initial_layout: vk::ImageLayout::UNDEFINED,
+            initial_layout: vk::ImageLayout::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
             final_layout: vk::ImageLayout::SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
             ..Default::default()
         }];
@@ -259,14 +259,15 @@ impl VulkanPipeline {
             layout: vk::ImageLayout::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL,
         }];
 
-        let dependencies = [vk::SubpassDependency {
-            src_subpass: vk::SUBPASS_EXTERNAL,
-            src_stage_mask: vk::PipelineStageFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT,
-            dst_access_mask: vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_READ
-                | vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE,
-            dst_stage_mask: vk::PipelineStageFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT,
-            ..Default::default()
-        }];
+        // gonna use an explicit transition instead
+        // let dependencies = [
+        //     vk::SubpassDependency {
+        //     src_subpass: vk::SUBPASS_EXTERNAL,
+        //     src_stage_mask: vk::PipelineStageFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OUTPUT,
+        //     dst_access_mask: vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_READ | vk::AccessFlags::COLOR_ATTACHMENT_WRITE,
+        //     dst_stage_mask: vk::PipelineStageFlags::FRAGMENT_SHADER,
+        //     ..Default::default()
+        // }];
 
         let subpass = vk::SubpassDescription::builder()
             .color_attachments(&color_attachment_refs)