diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/r_renderthread.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/r_renderthread.cpp
index 590873783..4226a719a 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/r_renderthread.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/r_renderthread.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ namespace swrenderer
 	}
 
 	static std::mutex loadmutex;
-	void RenderThread::PrepareTexture(FSoftwareTexture *texture, FRenderStyle style)	{
+	void RenderThread::PrepareTexture(FSoftwareTexture *texture, FRenderStyle style)
+	{
 		if (texture == nullptr)
 			return;
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			bool alpha = !!(style.Flags & STYLEF_RedIsAlpha);
 			texture->GetPixels(alpha);
 			texture->GetColumn(alpha, 0, &spans);
-	}
+		}
 	}
 
 	static std::mutex polyobjmutex;
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/textures/r_swtexture.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/textures/r_swtexture.cpp
index c41837d36..e45bd7978 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/textures/r_swtexture.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/textures/r_swtexture.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "m_alloc.h"
 #include "imagehelpers.h"
 #include "texturemanager.h"
-
+#include <mutex>
 
 inline EUpscaleFlags scaleFlagFromUseType(ETextureType useType)
 {
@@ -562,15 +562,23 @@ void FSoftwareTexture::FreeAllSpans()
 	}
 }
 
+// Note: this function needs to be thread safe
 FSoftwareTexture* GetSoftwareTexture(FGameTexture* tex)
 {
 	FSoftwareTexture* SoftwareTexture = static_cast<FSoftwareTexture*>(tex->GetSoftwareTexture());
 	if (!SoftwareTexture)
 	{
-		if (tex->isSoftwareCanvas()) SoftwareTexture = new FSWCanvasTexture(tex);
-		else if (tex->isWarped()) SoftwareTexture = new FWarpTexture(tex, tex->isWarped());
-		else SoftwareTexture = new FSoftwareTexture(tex);
-		tex->SetSoftwareTexture(SoftwareTexture);
+		static std::mutex loadmutex;
+		std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(loadmutex);
+
+		SoftwareTexture = static_cast<FSoftwareTexture*>(tex->GetSoftwareTexture());
+		if (!SoftwareTexture)
+		{
+			if (tex->isSoftwareCanvas()) SoftwareTexture = new FSWCanvasTexture(tex);
+			else if (tex->isWarped()) SoftwareTexture = new FWarpTexture(tex, tex->isWarped());
+			else SoftwareTexture = new FSoftwareTexture(tex);
+			tex->SetSoftwareTexture(SoftwareTexture);
+		}
 	}
 	return SoftwareTexture;
 }
@@ -582,6 +590,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, vid_nopalsubstitutions, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 	R_InitSkyMap();
 }
 
+// Note: this function needs to be thread safe
 FSoftwareTexture* GetPalettedSWTexture(FTextureID texid, bool animate, bool checkcompat, bool allownull)
 {
 	bool needpal = !vid_nopalsubstitutions && !V_IsTrueColor();
diff --git a/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp b/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
index 2a7722a58..2873b9149 100644
--- a/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/swrenderer/things/r_sprite.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		{
 			RenderTranslucentPass *translucentPass = thread->TranslucentPass.get();
 			short portalfloorclip[MAXWIDTH];
-			int x2 = wallc.sx2;
-			for (int x = wallc.sx1; x < x2; x++)
+			for (int x = x1; x < x2; x++)
 			{
 				if (translucentPass->ClipSpriteColumnWithPortals(x, this))
 					portalfloorclip[x] = mceilingclip[x];