diff --git a/include/librashader.h b/include/librashader.h
index d034d1f..5becfe3 100644
--- a/include/librashader.h
+++ b/include/librashader.h
@@ -248,11 +248,9 @@ typedef struct filter_chain_vk_opt_t {
     uint32_t frames_in_flight;
     /// Whether or not to explicitly disable mipmap generation regardless of shader preset settings.
     bool force_no_mipmaps;
-    /// The format to use for the render pass. If this is `VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED`, dynamic rendering
-    /// will be used instead of a render pass. If this is set to some format, the render passes
-    /// will be created with such format. It is recommended if possible to use dynamic rendering,
+    /// Use explicit render pass objects It is recommended if possible to use dynamic rendering,
     /// because render-pass mode will create new framebuffers per pass.
-    VkFormat render_pass_format;
+    bool use_render_pass;
 } filter_chain_vk_opt_t;
 
 #if defined(LIBRA_RUNTIME_VULKAN)
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/filter_chain.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/filter_chain.rs
index 49ec109..1de7f0d 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/filter_chain.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/filter_chain.rs
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ impl FilterChainVulkan {
             &semantics,
             frames_in_flight,
             options
-                .map(|o| o.render_pass_format)
-                .unwrap_or(vk::Format::UNDEFINED),
+                .map(|o| o.use_render_pass)
+                .unwrap_or(false),
         )?;
 
         let luts = FilterChainVulkan::load_luts(&device, &preset.textures)?;
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ impl FilterChainVulkan {
         passes: Vec<ShaderPassMeta>,
         semantics: &ShaderSemantics,
         frames_in_flight: u32,
-        render_pass_format: vk::Format,
+        use_render_pass: bool,
     ) -> error::Result<Box<[FilterPass]>> {
         let mut filters = Vec::new();
         let frames_in_flight = std::cmp::max(1, frames_in_flight);
@@ -349,6 +349,16 @@ impl FilterChainVulkan {
                 uniform_bindings.insert(UniformBinding::TextureSize(*semantics), param.offset);
             }
 
+            let render_pass_format = if !use_render_pass {
+                vk::Format::UNDEFINED
+            } else if let Some(format) = config.get_format_override() {
+                format.into()
+            } else if source.format != ImageFormat::Unknown {
+                source.format.into()
+            } else {
+                ImageFormat::R8G8B8A8Unorm.into()
+            };
+
             let graphics_pipeline = VulkanGraphicsPipeline::new(
                 &vulkan.device,
                 &vulkan.pipeline_cache,
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/lib.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/lib.rs
index bdd9b2f..fbd5861 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/lib.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ mod tests {
             Some(&FilterChainOptionsVulkan {
                 frames_in_flight: 3,
                 force_no_mipmaps: false,
-                render_pass_format: vk::Format::R8G8B8A8_UNORM,
+                use_render_pass: true,
             }),
         )
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/options.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/options.rs
index 4711412..5765931 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/options.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/options.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ pub struct FilterChainOptionsVulkan {
     pub frames_in_flight: u32,
     /// Whether or not to explicitly disable mipmap generation regardless of shader preset settings.
     pub force_no_mipmaps: bool,
-    /// The format to use for the render pass. If this is `VK_FORMAT_UNDEFINED`, dynamic rendering
-    /// will be used instead of a render pass. If this is set to some format, the render passes
-    /// will be created with such format. It is recommended if possible to use dynamic rendering,
+    /// Use explicit render pass objects It is recommended if possible to use dynamic rendering,
     /// because render-pass mode will create new framebuffers per pass.
-    pub render_pass_format: vk::Format,
+    pub use_render_pass: bool,
 }
diff --git a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/texture.rs b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/texture.rs
index cd7c33a..f6b79d8 100644
--- a/librashader-runtime-vk/src/texture.rs
+++ b/librashader-runtime-vk/src/texture.rs
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ impl OwnedImage {
         if self.image.size != size
             || (mipmap && self.max_miplevels == 1)
             || (!mipmap && self.max_miplevels != 1)
+            || vk::Format::from(format) != self.image.format
         {
             let max_levels = if mipmap { u32::MAX } else { 1 };