diff --git a/data/dynos_mgr_lvl.cpp b/data/dynos_mgr_lvl.cpp
index 00818d20..3345c6f1 100644
--- a/data/dynos_mgr_lvl.cpp
+++ b/data/dynos_mgr_lvl.cpp
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ void DynOS_Lvl_ModShutdown() {
 
     auto& _CustomLevelScripts = DynOS_Lvl_GetArray();
     while (_CustomLevelScripts.Count() > 0) {
-        auto& pair = _CustomLevelScripts[0];
-        DynOS_Tex_Invalid(pair.second);
-        Delete(pair.second);
-        free((void*)pair.first);
-        _CustomLevelScripts.Remove(0);
+        for (auto& pair : _CustomLevelScripts) {
+            DynOS_Tex_Invalid(pair.second);
+            Delete(pair.second);
+            free((void*)pair.first);
+        }
+        _CustomLevelScripts.Clear();
     }
 
     auto& _OverrideLevelScripts = DynosOverrideLevelScripts();
diff --git a/data/dynos_mgr_tex.cpp b/data/dynos_mgr_tex.cpp
index a07f790f..f7a197a6 100644
--- a/data/dynos_mgr_tex.cpp
+++ b/data/dynos_mgr_tex.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ void DynOS_Tex_Activate(DataNode<TexData>* aNode, bool aCustomTexture) {
 
 void DynOS_Tex_Deactivate(DataNode<TexData>* aNode) {
     if (!aNode) { return; }
+    aNode->mData->mUploaded = false;
 
     // remove from custom textures
     auto& _DynosCustomTexs = DynosCustomTexs();
diff --git a/src/game/level_update.c b/src/game/level_update.c
index 55a5aa5e..b8a4ed74 100644
--- a/src/game/level_update.c
+++ b/src/game/level_update.c
@@ -1781,6 +1781,10 @@ s32 init_level(void) {
     }
     smlua_call_event_hooks(HOOK_ON_LEVEL_INIT);
 
+    // clear texture 1 on level init -- can linger and corrupt textures otherwise
+    extern u8 gGfxPcResetTex1;
+    gGfxPcResetTex1 = 1;
+
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_pc.c b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_pc.c
index 8a6869ab..0bf0f711 100644
--- a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_pc.c
+++ b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_pc.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 #define HASHMAP_LEN (MAX_CACHED_TEXTURES * 2)
 #define HASH_MASK (HASHMAP_LEN - 1)
 
+u8 gGfxPcResetTex1 = 0;
+
 struct RGBA {
     uint8_t r, g, b, a;
 };
@@ -361,6 +363,10 @@ static struct ColorCombiner *gfx_lookup_or_create_color_combiner(struct CombineM
     return prev_combiner = comb;
 }
 
+void gfx_texture_cache_clear(void) {
+    memset(&gfx_texture_cache, 0, sizeof(gfx_texture_cache));
+}
+
 static bool gfx_texture_cache_lookup(int tile, struct TextureHashmapNode **n, const uint8_t *orig_addr, uint32_t fmt, uint32_t siz) {
     #ifdef EXTERNAL_DATA // hash and compare the data (i.e. the texture name) itself
     size_t hash = string_hash(orig_addr);
@@ -1903,6 +1909,11 @@ struct GfxRenderingAPI *gfx_get_current_rendering_api(void) {
 }
 
 void gfx_start_frame(void) {
+    if (gGfxPcResetTex1 > 0) {
+        gGfxPcResetTex1--;
+        rdp.loaded_texture[1].addr = NULL;
+        rdp.loaded_texture[1].size_bytes = 0;
+    }
     gfx_wapi->handle_events();
     gfx_wapi->get_dimensions(&gfx_current_dimensions.width, &gfx_current_dimensions.height);
     if (gfx_current_dimensions.height == 0) {