diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 17455d6101..f850fcac55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
       - if: ${{ matrix.task == 'optimage' }}
         name: Test openpilot model compile and size
         run: |
-          PYTHONPATH="." DEBUG=2 ALLOWED_KERNEL_COUNT=208 ALLOWED_GATED_READ_IMAGE=462 FLOAT16=1 DEBUGCL=1 GPU=1 IMAGE=2 python examples/openpilot/compile2.py
+          PYTHONPATH="." DEBUG=2 ALLOWED_KERNEL_COUNT=208 ALLOWED_GATED_READ_IMAGE=455 FLOAT16=1 DEBUGCL=1 GPU=1 IMAGE=2 python examples/openpilot/compile2.py
           python -c 'import os; assert os.path.getsize("/tmp/output.thneed") < 100_000_000'
       - if: ${{ matrix.task == 'optimage' }}
         name: Test openpilot model correctness (float32)
diff --git a/test/unit/test_image_valid.py b/test/unit/test_image_valid.py
index d75dc7cbf8..e346bdbfc5 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_image_valid.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_image_valid.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def Variable(expr, nmax):
   return UOp(UOps.SPECIAL, dtypes.int, (), (expr, nmax))
 
 class TestValidSimplification(unittest.TestCase):
-  def test_idx_lt_c(self):
+  def test_idx_neg_lt_c(self):
     # (idx1 * (-1) < c) ? (..., idx1-1+c) : 0 can drop the valid
     gidx0 = Variable("gidx0", 32)
     gidx1 = Variable("gidx1", 32)
@@ -32,5 +32,15 @@ class TestValidSimplification(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(render((10, 10, 4), (gidx1*(-1)).lt(1), UOp(UOps.VECTORIZE, dtypes.int.vec(2), (gidx0, gidx1))),
                      "read_imagef(data0, smp, (int2)(gidx0,gidx1))")
 
+  def test_idx_lt_bound(self):
+    # (idx1 < image_bound) ? (..., idx1) : 0 can drop the valid
+    gidx0 = Variable("gidx0", 32)
+    gidx1 = Variable("gidx1", 32)
+    self.assertEqual(render((10, 10, 4), (gidx1).lt(10), UOp(UOps.VECTORIZE, dtypes.int.vec(2), (gidx0, gidx1))),
+                     "read_imagef(data0, smp, (int2)(gidx0,gidx1))")
+    # 10x20 image, not out of bound
+    self.assertEqual(render((20, 10, 4), (gidx1).lt(10), UOp(UOps.VECTORIZE, dtypes.int.vec(2), (gidx0, gidx1))),
+                     "((gidx1<10)?read_imagef(data0, smp, (int2)(gidx0,gidx1)):(float4)(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f,0.0f))")
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()
diff --git a/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py b/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
index 63bb060850..514a248c54 100644
--- a/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
+++ b/tinygrad/codegen/uopgraph.py
@@ -158,13 +158,17 @@ def fold_unrolled_divs(divs:UOp, c:UOp):
 # ***** image load valid simplification *****
 
 def simplify_valid_image_load(load:UOp, buf:UOp):
-  if not isinstance(buf.dtype, ImageDType) or len(load.src) < 4: return None
+  if not isinstance(buf_dtype:=buf.dtype, ImageDType) or len(load.src) < 4: return None
   buf, idx, _, valid = load.src
   if valid.op is UOps.ALU and valid.arg is BinaryOps.CMPLT:
     if graph_rewrite(valid.src[0]*(-1)-1+valid.src[1].arg, constant_folder).key == idx.src[1].key:
       # valid: A*(-1) < c, idx: (..., A-1+c) -> okay to drop valid because A*(-1) >= c -> A <= -c -> A-1+c <= -1 is out of bound
       return UOp(UOps.LOAD, dtype=load.dtype, src=(buf, idx))
 
+    if valid.src[1].arg == buf_dtype.shape[0] and idx.src[1].key == valid.src[0].key:
+      # valid: A < image bound, idx: (..., A) -> okay to drop valid
+      return UOp(UOps.LOAD, dtype=load.dtype, src=(buf, idx))
+
 # ***** transcendental *****
 
 @functools.lru_cache(None)