diff --git a/libs/picomodel/lwo/lwob.c b/libs/picomodel/lwo/lwob.c
index d59b8f07..d9786a86 100644
--- a/libs/picomodel/lwo/lwob.c
+++ b/libs/picomodel/lwo/lwob.c
@@ -384,16 +384,17 @@ lwSurface *lwGetSurface5( picoMemStream_t *fp, int cksize, lwObject *obj ){
 		case ID_TFLG:
 			flags = getU2( fp );
 
+			//only one of the three axis bits should be set
 			if ( flags & 1 ) {
-				i = 0;
+				tex->axis = 0;
 			}
-			if ( flags & 2 ) {
-				i = 1;
+			else if ( flags & 2 ) {
+				tex->axis = 1;
 			}
-			if ( flags & 4 ) {
-				i = 2;
+			else if ( flags & 4 ) {
+				tex->axis = 2;
 			}
-			tex->axis = i;
+			
 			if ( tex->type == ID_IMAP ) {
 				tex->param.imap.axis = i;
 			}