diff --git a/Engine/source/terrain/glsl/terrFeatureGLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/terrain/glsl/terrFeatureGLSL.cpp
index 92019a651..d5c12f3ab 100644
--- a/Engine/source/terrain/glsl/terrFeatureGLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/terrain/glsl/terrFeatureGLSL.cpp
@@ -1298,14 +1298,12 @@ ShaderFeature::Resources TerrainCompositeMapFeatGLSL::getResources(const Materia
 }
 
 
-//here, it's merely a cutout for now, so that lightmapping (target3) doesn't get mangled.
-//we'll most likely revisit that later. possibly several ways...
-
 U32 TerrainBlankInfoMapFeatGLSL::getOutputTargets(const MaterialFeatureData &fd) const
 {
    return fd.features[MFT_isDeferred] ? ShaderFeature::RenderTarget2 : ShaderFeature::RenderTarget1;
 }
 
+// reminder, the matinfo buffer is flags, smooth, ao, metal
 void TerrainBlankInfoMapFeatGLSL::processPix(Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentList,
    const MaterialFeatureData &fd)
 {
@@ -1328,7 +1326,7 @@ void TerrainBlankInfoMapFeatGLSL::processPix(Vector<ShaderComponent*> &component
       material->setStructName("OUT");
    }
 
-   meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = vec4(0.0,1.0,0.0,0.0001);\r\n", material));
+   meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = vec4(0.0,0.0,1.0,0);\r\n", material));
 
    output = meta;
 }
diff --git a/Engine/source/terrain/hlsl/terrFeatureHLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/terrain/hlsl/terrFeatureHLSL.cpp
index 68396653d..3650aa5f6 100644
--- a/Engine/source/terrain/hlsl/terrFeatureHLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/terrain/hlsl/terrFeatureHLSL.cpp
@@ -1315,9 +1315,7 @@ ShaderFeature::Resources TerrainCompositeMapFeatHLSL::getResources(const Materia
    return res;
 }
 
-//here, it's merely a cutout for now, so that lightmapping (target3) doesn't get mangled.
-//we'll most likely revisit that later. possibly several ways...
-
+// reminder, the matinfo buffer is flags, smooth, ao, metal
 U32 TerrainBlankInfoMapFeatHLSL::getOutputTargets(const MaterialFeatureData &fd) const
 {
    return fd.features[MFT_isDeferred] ? ShaderFeature::RenderTarget2 : ShaderFeature::RenderTarget1;
@@ -1345,7 +1343,7 @@ void TerrainBlankInfoMapFeatHLSL::processPix(Vector<ShaderComponent*> &component
       material->setStructName("OUT");
    }
 
-   meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = float4(0.0,1.0,0.0,0.0001);\r\n", material));
+   meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = float4(0.0,0.0,1.0,0);\r\n", material));
 
    output = meta;
 }