diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_layer.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_layer.cpp
index f9519b535..131689029 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_layer.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_layer.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ class VulkanHook : LibraryHook
     Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(
         EnvironmentModification(EnvMod::Set, EnvSep::NoSep, "DISABLE_VULKAN_OW_OBS_CAPTURE", "1"));
 
+    // buggy program AgaueEye which also doesn't have a proper layer configuration. As a result
+    // this is likely to have side-effects but probably also on other buggy layers that duplicate
+    // sample code without even changing the layer json
+    Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(
+        EnvironmentModification(EnvMod::Set, EnvSep::NoSep, "DISABLE_SAMPLE_LAYER", "1"));
+
     // mesa device select layer crashes when it calls GPDP2 inside vkCreateInstance, which fails on
     // the current loader.
     Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_replay.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_replay.cpp
index 4aab4da3f..3f33c851e 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_replay.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_replay.cpp
@@ -4605,6 +4605,12 @@ RDResult Vulkan_CreateReplayDevice(RDCFile *rdc, const ReplayOptions &opts, IRep
   Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(
       EnvironmentModification(EnvMod::Set, EnvSep::NoSep, "DISABLE_VULKAN_OW_OBS_CAPTURE", "1"));
 
+  // buggy program AgaueEye which also doesn't have a proper layer configuration. As a result
+  // this is likely to have side-effects but probably also on other buggy layers that duplicate
+  // sample code without even changing the layer json
+  Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(
+      EnvironmentModification(EnvMod::Set, EnvSep::NoSep, "DISABLE_SAMPLE_LAYER", "1"));
+
   // mesa device select layer crashes when it calls GPDP2 inside vkCreateInstance, which fails on
   // the current loader.
   Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(