diff --git a/blade-graphics/src/vulkan/descriptor.rs b/blade-graphics/src/vulkan/descriptor.rs
index 285cb576..e23d6984 100644
--- a/blade-graphics/src/vulkan/descriptor.rs
+++ b/blade-graphics/src/vulkan/descriptor.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const COUNT_BASE: u32 = 16;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct DescriptorPool {
     sub_pools: Vec<vk::DescriptorPool>,
+    growth_iter: usize,
 }
 
 impl super::Device {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ impl super::Device {
         let vk_pool = self.create_descriptor_sub_pool(COUNT_BASE);
         DescriptorPool {
             sub_pools: vec![vk_pool],
+            growth_iter: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -75,6 +77,7 @@ impl super::Device {
         layout: &super::DescriptorSetLayout,
     ) -> vk::DescriptorSet {
         let descriptor_set_layouts = [layout.raw];
+
         let mut descriptor_set_info = vk::DescriptorSetAllocateInfo::default()
             .descriptor_pool(pool.sub_pools[0])
             .set_layouts(&descriptor_set_layouts);
@@ -85,9 +88,9 @@ impl super::Device {
             Err(other) => panic!("Unexpected descriptor allocation error: {:?}", other),
         };
 
-        let next_max_sets = COUNT_BASE.pow(pool.sub_pools.len() as u32 + 1);
+        let next_max_sets = COUNT_BASE.pow(pool.growth_iter as u32 + 1);
+        pool.growth_iter += 1;
         let vk_pool = self.create_descriptor_sub_pool(next_max_sets);
-        // Always insert in front to avoid expecting any overflows down the road
         pool.sub_pools.insert(0, vk_pool);
 
         descriptor_set_info.descriptor_pool = vk_pool;
@@ -100,12 +103,16 @@ impl super::Device {
     }
 
     pub(super) fn reset_descriptor_pool(&self, pool: &mut DescriptorPool) {
-        for &vk_pool in pool.sub_pools.iter() {
+        for vk_pool in pool.sub_pools.drain(1..) {
             unsafe {
-                self.core
-                    .reset_descriptor_pool(vk_pool, vk::DescriptorPoolResetFlags::empty())
-                    .unwrap();
+                self.core.destroy_descriptor_pool(vk_pool, None);
             }
         }
+
+        unsafe {
+            self.core
+                .reset_descriptor_pool(pool.sub_pools[0], vk::DescriptorPoolResetFlags::empty())
+                .unwrap();
+        }
     }
 }