diff --git a/src/utils/image.py b/src/utils/image.py
index 0f93969..217b0de 100644
--- a/src/utils/image.py
+++ b/src/utils/image.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def get_pseudo_rgb(arr: np.ndarray, gamma: float = 0.3) -> np.ndarray:
     a3 /= a3.max()
 
     # return np.stack([a1, np.zeros(a1.shape), np.zeros(a1.shape)], axis=0)
+    return np.stack([a2, np.zeros(a1.shape), np.zeros(a1.shape)], axis=0)
     return np.stack([a1, a2, a3], axis=0)
 
 
diff --git a/src/utils/ultralytics_16bit_patch.py b/src/utils/ultralytics_16bit_patch.py
index 29f6cc5..0ea98e2 100644
--- a/src/utils/ultralytics_16bit_patch.py
+++ b/src/utils/ultralytics_16bit_patch.py
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def apply_ultralytics_16bit_tiff_patches(*, force: bool = False) -> None:
 
             # Ensure contiguous array for downstream OpenCV ops.
             # logger.info(f"Loading with monkey-patched imread: {filename}")
-            arr *= 2**16 - 1
-            arr = arr.astype(np.uint16)
+            arr *= 2**8 - 1
+            arr = arr.astype(np.uint8)
             return np.ascontiguousarray(arr)
 
         # logger.info(f"Loading with original imread: {filename}")