diff --git a/source/MaterialXRender/LightHandler.h b/source/MaterialXRender/LightHandler.h
index 1cdc40da3f..21bfc3b9aa 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXRender/LightHandler.h
+++ b/source/MaterialXRender/LightHandler.h
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class MX_RENDER_API LightHandler
         _directLighting(true),
         _indirectLighting(true),
         _envSampleCount(DEFAULT_ENV_SAMPLE_COUNT),
-        _refractionTwoSided(false)
+        _refractionTwoSided(false),
+        _envRadianceMapPreConvolved(nullptr)
     {
     }
     virtual ~LightHandler() { }
diff --git a/source/MaterialXView/RenderPipelineGL.cpp b/source/MaterialXView/RenderPipelineGL.cpp
index f46a213827..a91e9e2645 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXView/RenderPipelineGL.cpp
+++ b/source/MaterialXView/RenderPipelineGL.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ void GLRenderPipeline::convolveEnvironment()
     auto& genContext    = _viewer->_genContext;
     auto& lightHandler  = _viewer->_lightHandler;
     auto& imageHandler  = _viewer->_imageHandler;
-    mx::GLTextureHandlerPtr glImageHandler = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<mx::GLTextureHandler>(imageHandler);
+
+    if (lightHandler->getEnvRadianceMapPreConvolved())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
 
     // Create the convolution shader.
     mx::GlslMaterialPtr material = nullptr;
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ void GLRenderPipeline::convolveEnvironment()
     int numMips = srcTex->getMaxMipCount();
 
     // Create texture to hold the convolved environment.
+    mx::GLTextureHandlerPtr glImageHandler = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<mx::GLTextureHandler>(imageHandler);
     mx::ImagePtr outTex = mx::Image::create(w, h, 3, mx::Image::BaseType::HALF);
     glImageHandler->createRenderResources(outTex, true);
 
diff --git a/source/MaterialXView/RenderPipelineMetal.mm b/source/MaterialXView/RenderPipelineMetal.mm
index 808796f912..ee8f1ea204 100644
--- a/source/MaterialXView/RenderPipelineMetal.mm
+++ b/source/MaterialXView/RenderPipelineMetal.mm
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
     auto& genContext    = _viewer->_genContext;
     auto& lightHandler  = _viewer->_lightHandler;
     auto& imageHandler  = _viewer->_imageHandler;
-    mx::MetalTextureHandlerPtr mtlImageHandler = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<mx::MetalTextureHandler>(imageHandler);
 
     if (lightHandler->getEnvRadianceMapPreConvolved())
     {
@@ -171,6 +170,7 @@
     int w = srcTex->getWidth();
     int h = srcTex->getHeight();
 
+    mx::MetalTextureHandlerPtr mtlImageHandler = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<mx::MetalTextureHandler>(imageHandler);
     mx::ImagePtr outTex = mx::Image::create(w, h, 3, mx::Image::BaseType::HALF);
     mtlImageHandler->createRenderResources(outTex, true);
     id<MTLTexture> metalTex = mtlImageHandler->getAssociatedMetalTexture(outTex);