diff --git a/pandatool/src/egg-palettize/textureProperties.cxx b/pandatool/src/egg-palettize/textureProperties.cxx
index 9f6cd37562..3564c7cd1d 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/egg-palettize/textureProperties.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/egg-palettize/textureProperties.cxx
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ update_properties(const TextureProperties &other) {
 
   _minfilter = union_filter(_minfilter, other._minfilter);
   _magfilter = union_filter(_magfilter, other._magfilter);
+
   _anisotropic_degree = max(_anisotropic_degree, other._anisotropic_degree);
+  printf("set aniso degree to %d\n",_anisotropic_degree);
 
   if (_color_type == (PNMFileType *)NULL) {
     _color_type = other._color_type;