diff --git a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
index 169bf0cdf..027dfbac1 100644
--- a/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
+++ b/Engine/source/T3D/assets/ImageAsset.h
@@ -406,11 +406,9 @@ public: \
       }\
       if (get##name(index) != StringTable->EmptyString() && m##name##Name[index] != StringTable->insert("texhandle"))\
       {\
-         if (get##name(index)[0] == '$' || get##name(index)[0] == '#') {\
-             m##name##Asset[index]->getChangedSignal().notify(this, &className::changeFunc);\
-         }\
-         else\
-         m##name[index].set(get##name(index), m##name##Profile[index], avar("%s() - mTextureObject (line %d)", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__));\
+         m##name##Asset[index]->getChangedSignal().notify(this, &className::changeFunc);\
+         if (get##name(index)[0] != '$' && get##name(index)[0] != '#')\
+            m##name[index].set(get##name(index), m##name##Profile[index], avar("%s() - mTextureObject (line %d)", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__));\
       }\
       else\
       {\
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/materialDefinition.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/materialDefinition.cpp
index feb23c81c..c9a09bd0d 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/materialDefinition.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/materialDefinition.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ Material::Material()
 
 void Material::onImageAssetChanged()
 {
+   flush();
    reload();
 }
 
diff --git a/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp b/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
index 1fa542c84..1b951751e 100644
--- a/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/materials/processedMaterial.cpp
@@ -401,14 +401,8 @@ void ProcessedMaterial::_setStageData()
             if (String(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapAsset[i]->getImageFileName()).startsWith("#") || String(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapAsset[i]->getImageFileName()).startsWith("$"))
             {
                mMaterial->logError("Named Target not ready %s for stage %i", mMaterial->mDiffuseMapAsset[i]->getImageFileName(), i);
-               mHasSetStageData = false;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-               // Load a debug texture to make it clear to the user 
-               // that the texture for this stage was missing.
-               mStages[i].setTex(MFT_DiffuseMap, _createTexture(GFXTextureManager::getMissingTexturePath().c_str(), &GFXStaticTextureSRGBProfile));
             }
+            mStages[i].setTex(MFT_DiffuseMap, _createTexture(GFXTextureManager::getMissingTexturePath().c_str(), &GFXStaticTextureSRGBProfile));
          }
       }
       else if (mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i] != StringTable->EmptyString())
@@ -421,14 +415,10 @@ void ProcessedMaterial::_setStageData()
             if (String(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i]).startsWith("#") || String(mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i]).startsWith("$"))
             {
                mMaterial->logError("Named Target not ready %s for stage %i", mMaterial->mDiffuseMapName[i], i);
-               mHasSetStageData = false;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-               // Load a debug texture to make it clear to the user 
-               // that the texture for this stage was missing.
-               mStages[i].setTex(MFT_DiffuseMap, _createTexture(GFXTextureManager::getMissingTexturePath().c_str(), &GFXStaticTextureSRGBProfile));
             }
+            // Load a debug texture to make it clear to the user 
+            // that the texture for this stage was missing.
+            mStages[i].setTex(MFT_DiffuseMap, _createTexture(GFXTextureManager::getMissingTexturePath().c_str(), &GFXStaticTextureSRGBProfile));
          }
       }
       // OverlayMap