diff --git a/examples/shadowmappingcascade/shadowmappingcascade.cpp b/examples/shadowmappingcascade/shadowmappingcascade.cpp
index 6ed67b41..b6273cd8 100644
--- a/examples/shadowmappingcascade/shadowmappingcascade.cpp
+++ b/examples/shadowmappingcascade/shadowmappingcascade.cpp
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ public:
 		renderPassBeginInfo.renderArea.offset.y = 0;
 		renderPassBeginInfo.renderArea.extent.width = SHADOWMAP_DIM;
 		renderPassBeginInfo.renderArea.extent.height = SHADOWMAP_DIM;
-		renderPassBeginInfo.clearValueCount = 2;
+		renderPassBeginInfo.clearValueCount = 1;
 		renderPassBeginInfo.pClearValues = clearValues;
 
 		VK_CHECK_RESULT(vkBeginCommandBuffer(depthPass.commandBuffer, &cmdBufInfo));
@@ -615,39 +615,18 @@ public:
 
 	void preparePipelines()
 	{
-		VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo inputAssemblyState =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo(VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST, 0, VK_FALSE);
-
-		VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo rasterizationState =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo(VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL, VK_CULL_MODE_BACK_BIT, VK_FRONT_FACE_CLOCKWISE, 0);
-
-		VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState blendAttachmentState =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineColorBlendAttachmentState(0xf, VK_FALSE);
-
-		VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo colorBlendState =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo(1, &blendAttachmentState);
-
-		VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo depthStencilState =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo(VK_TRUE, VK_TRUE, VK_COMPARE_OP_LESS_OR_EQUAL);
-
-		VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo viewportState =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineViewportStateCreateInfo(1, 1, 0);
-
-		VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo multisampleState =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo(VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT, 0);
-
-		std::vector<VkDynamicState> dynamicStateEnables = {
-			VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT,
-			VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR
-		};
-		VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo dynamicState =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo(dynamicStateEnables);
-
+		VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo inputAssemblyState = vks::initializers::pipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo(VK_PRIMITIVE_TOPOLOGY_TRIANGLE_LIST, 0, VK_FALSE);
+		VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo rasterizationState = vks::initializers::pipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo(VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL, VK_CULL_MODE_BACK_BIT, VK_FRONT_FACE_CLOCKWISE, 0);
+		VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState blendAttachmentState = vks::initializers::pipelineColorBlendAttachmentState(0xf, VK_FALSE);
+		VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo colorBlendState = vks::initializers::pipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo(1, &blendAttachmentState);
+		VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo depthStencilState = vks::initializers::pipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo(VK_TRUE, VK_TRUE, VK_COMPARE_OP_LESS_OR_EQUAL);
+		VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo viewportState = vks::initializers::pipelineViewportStateCreateInfo(1, 1, 0);
+		VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo multisampleState = vks::initializers::pipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo(VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT, 0);
+		std::vector<VkDynamicState> dynamicStateEnables = { VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT, VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SCISSOR };
+		VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo dynamicState = vks::initializers::pipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo(dynamicStateEnables);
 		std::array<VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo, 2> shaderStages;
-
-		VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo pipelineCreateInfo =
-			vks::initializers::pipelineCreateInfo(pipelineLayout, renderPass, 0);
-
+		
+		VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo pipelineCreateInfo = vks::initializers::pipelineCreateInfo(pipelineLayout, renderPass, 0);
 		pipelineCreateInfo.pInputAssemblyState = &inputAssemblyState;
 		pipelineCreateInfo.pRasterizationState = &rasterizationState;
 		pipelineCreateInfo.pColorBlendState = &colorBlendState;