diff --git a/Content/Editor/MaterialTemplates/Features/ForwardShading.hlsl b/Content/Editor/MaterialTemplates/Features/ForwardShading.hlsl
index c157ff6c2..914173c03 100644
--- a/Content/Editor/MaterialTemplates/Features/ForwardShading.hlsl
+++ b/Content/Editor/MaterialTemplates/Features/ForwardShading.hlsl
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void PS_Forward(
 
 		if(TraceSDFSoftwareReflections(gBuffer, reflectWS, surfaceAtlas)){
 			float3 screenColor = sceneColorTexture.SampleLevel(SamplerPointClamp, hit.xy, 0).rgb;
-        	reflections = lerp(2 * surfaceAtlas, float4(screenColor, 1), hit.z);
+        	reflections = lerp(surfaceAtlas, float4(screenColor, 1), hit.z);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Source/Shaders/SSR.shader b/Source/Shaders/SSR.shader
index de9cb891c..4e3a46e51 100644
--- a/Source/Shaders/SSR.shader
+++ b/Source/Shaders/SSR.shader
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ float4 PS_RayTracePass(Quad_VS2PS input) : SV_Target0
         float4 surfaceAtlas = SampleGlobalSurfaceAtlas(GlobalSurfaceAtlas, GlobalSurfaceAtlasChunks, RWGlobalSurfaceAtlasCulledObjects, GlobalSurfaceAtlasObjects, GlobalSurfaceAtlasDepth, GlobalSurfaceAtlasTex, hitPosition, -reflectWS, surfaceThreshold);
         // Now the sdf reflection part is significantly darker than the screen space part
 		// TODO: Maybe multiply surfaceAtlas by a constant to make it brighter, adding 2* looks fine
-		result = lerp(2 * surfaceAtlas, float4(result.rgb, 1), result.a);
+		result = lerp(surfaceAtlas, float4(result.rgb, 1), result.a);
     }
 #endif