diff --git a/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DXTFlipper.java b/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DXTFlipper.java
index 9c71aa132..726cf3e19 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DXTFlipper.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/texture/plugins/DXTFlipper.java
@@ -242,21 +242,12 @@ public class DXTFlipper {
                 img.position(blockByteOffset);
                 img.limit(blockByteOffset + bpb);
 
-                img.get(colorBlock);
-                if (type == 4 || type == 5)
-                    flipDXT5Block(colorBlock, h);
-                else
-                    flipDXT1orDXTA3Block(colorBlock, h);
-
-                // write block (no need to flip block indexes, only pixels
-                // inside block
-                retImg.put(colorBlock);
-
                 if (alphaBlock != null){
                     img.get(alphaBlock);
                     switch (type){
                         case 2:
-                            flipDXT3Block(alphaBlock, h); break;
+                            flipDXT3Block(alphaBlock, h); 
+                            break;
                         case 3:
                         case 4: 
                             flipDXT5Block(alphaBlock, h);
@@ -264,6 +255,16 @@ public class DXTFlipper {
                     }
                     retImg.put(alphaBlock);
                 }
+                
+                img.get(colorBlock);
+                if (type == 4 || type == 5)
+                    flipDXT5Block(colorBlock, h);
+                else
+                    flipDXT1orDXTA3Block(colorBlock, h);
+
+                // write block (no need to flip block indexes, only pixels
+                // inside block
+                retImg.put(colorBlock);
             }
             retImg.rewind();
         }else if (h >= 4){