diff --git a/src/textures.c b/src/textures.c
index e10ff1a..9042b35 100644
--- a/src/textures.c
+++ b/src/textures.c
@@ -307,12 +307,12 @@ static t_texture_key textures_load(struct texture_cache *cache, const char *path
         upload_texture_from_surface(new_texture.loner_texture, surface); 
         new_texture.srcrect = (t_rect) { .w = surface->w, .h = surface->h };
         shput(cache->hash, path, new_texture);
-        return (t_texture_key){ (int)shgeti(cache->hash, path) + 1 };
+        return (t_texture_key){ (int)shgeti(cache->hash, path) };
     } else {
         new_texture.atlas_index = cache->atlas_index;
         shput(cache->hash, path, new_texture);
         cache->is_dirty = true;
-        return (t_texture_key){ (int)shgeti(cache->hash, path) + 1 };
+        return (t_texture_key){ (int)shgeti(cache->hash, path) };
     }
 }
 
@@ -370,13 +370,14 @@ t_texture_key textures_get_key(struct texture_cache *cache, const char *path) {
     if (texture == -1) {
         return textures_load(cache, path);
     } else
-        return (t_texture_key){ (int)texture + 1 };
+        return (t_texture_key){ (int)texture };
 }
 
+#endif /* generic implementation of textures_get_key() */
 
 t_rect textures_get_srcrect(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key) {
-    if (key.id != 0) {
-        return cache->hash[key.id - 1].value.srcrect;
+    if (m_texture_key_is_valid(key)) {
+        return cache->hash[key.id].value.srcrect;
     } else {
         CRY("Texture lookup failed.",
             "Tried to get texture that isn't loaded.");
@@ -386,9 +387,9 @@ t_rect textures_get_srcrect(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key
 
 
 t_rect textures_get_dims(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key) {
-    if (key.id != 0) {
-        if (cache->hash[key.id - 1].value.loner_texture != 0)
-            return cache->hash[key.id - 1].value.srcrect;
+    if (m_texture_key_is_valid(key)) {
+        if (cache->hash[key.id].value.loner_texture != 0)
+            return cache->hash[key.id].value.srcrect;
         else
             return (t_rect){ .w = TEXTURE_ATLAS_SIZE, .h = TEXTURE_ATLAS_SIZE };
     } else {
@@ -400,11 +401,11 @@ t_rect textures_get_dims(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key) {
 
 
 void textures_bind(const struct texture_cache *cache, t_texture_key key, GLenum target) {
-    if (key.id != 0) {
-        if (cache->hash[key.id - 1].value.loner_texture == 0)
-            glBindTexture(target, cache->atlas_textures[cache->hash[key.id - 1].value.atlas_index]);
+    if (m_texture_key_is_valid(key)) {
+        if (cache->hash[key.id].value.loner_texture == 0)
+            glBindTexture(target, cache->atlas_textures[cache->hash[key.id].value.atlas_index]);
         else
-            glBindTexture(target, cache->hash[key.id - 1].value.loner_texture);
+            glBindTexture(target, cache->hash[key.id].value.loner_texture);
     } else if (key.id == 0) {
         CRY("Texture binding failed.",
             "Tried to get texture that isn't loaded.");
diff --git a/src/textures.h b/src/textures.h
index b244208..411d13f 100644
--- a/src/textures.h
+++ b/src/textures.h
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
 typedef struct { int id; } t_texture_key;
 
 /* tests whether given key structure corresponds to any texture */
-#define m_texture_key_is_valid(p_key) ((p_key).id != 0)
-
-/* tests whether given key corresponds to atlas texture or a loner */
-#define m_texture_is_atlas(p_key) ((p_key).id > 0)
+#define m_texture_key_is_valid(p_key) ((p_key).id != -1)
 
 void textures_cache_init(struct texture_cache *cache, SDL_Window *window);
 void textures_cache_deinit(struct texture_cache *cache);