diff --git a/src/cabac.c b/src/cabac.c
index c5b28090..794e4de5 100644
--- a/src/cabac.c
+++ b/src/cabac.c
@@ -362,12 +362,12 @@ void uvg_cabac_write_unary_max_symbol(cabac_data_t * const data, cabac_ctx_t * c
 
   if (!symbol) return;
 
+  data->cur_ctx = &ctx[offset];
+
   while (--symbol) {
-    //data->cur_ctx = &ctx[offset];
     CABAC_BIN(data, 1, "ums");
   }
   if (code_last) {
-    //data->cur_ctx = &ctx[offset];
     CABAC_BIN(data, 0, "ums");
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/encode_coding_tree.c b/src/encode_coding_tree.c
index fa789032..d9bc8cb9 100644
--- a/src/encode_coding_tree.c
+++ b/src/encode_coding_tree.c
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@ static void encode_transform_coeff(encoder_state_t * const state,
       cabac_data_t* cabac    = &state->cabac;
 
       // cu_qp_delta_abs prefix
-      cabac->cur_ctx = &cabac->ctx.cu_qp_delta_abs[0];
       uvg_cabac_write_unary_max_symbol(cabac, cabac->ctx.cu_qp_delta_abs, MIN(qp_delta_abs, 5), 1, 5);
 
       if (qp_delta_abs >= 5) {
diff --git a/src/encoder_state-bitstream.c b/src/encoder_state-bitstream.c
index 57a80e54..ae346526 100644
--- a/src/encoder_state-bitstream.c
+++ b/src/encoder_state-bitstream.c
@@ -806,10 +806,6 @@ static void encoder_state_write_bitstream_pic_parameter_set(bitstream_t* stream,
 
   WRITE_SE(stream, ((int8_t)encoder->cfg.qp) - 26, "pps_init_qp_minus26");
   WRITE_U(stream, encoder->max_qp_delta_depth >= 0 ? 1:0, 1, "pps_cu_qp_delta_enabled_flag");
-  if (encoder->max_qp_delta_depth >= 0) {
-    // Use separate QP for each LCU when rate control is enabled.    
-    WRITE_UE(stream, encoder->max_qp_delta_depth, "diff_cu_qp_delta_depth");
-  }
 
   WRITE_U(stream, 0,1, "pps_chroma_tool_offsets_present_flag");
   /* // If chroma_tool_offsets_present
@@ -1041,6 +1037,10 @@ static void uvg_encoder_state_write_bitstream_picture_header(
   const int poc_lsb = state->frame->poc & ((1 << encoder->poc_lsb_bits) - 1);
   WRITE_U(stream, poc_lsb, encoder->poc_lsb_bits, "ph_pic_order_cnt_lsb");
 
+  if (encoder->max_qp_delta_depth >= 0) {
+    WRITE_UE(stream, encoder->max_qp_delta_depth, "ph_cu_qp_delta_subdiv_intra_slice");
+  }
+
   // alf enable flags and aps IDs
   if (encoder->cfg.alf_type)
   {
@@ -1118,6 +1118,9 @@ static void uvg_encoder_state_write_bitstream_picture_header(
     || state->frame->pictype == UVG_NAL_IDR_N_LP) {
   }
   else {
+    if (encoder->max_qp_delta_depth >= 0) {
+      WRITE_UE(stream, encoder->max_qp_delta_depth, "ph_cu_qp_delta_subdiv_inter_slice");
+    }
     if (state->encoder_control->cfg.tmvp_enable) {
       WRITE_U(stream, state->encoder_control->cfg.tmvp_enable, 1, "ph_pic_temporal_mvp_enabled_flag");
     }
diff --git a/tests/test_tools.sh b/tests/test_tools.sh
index fbcd1856..b7372b9d 100755
--- a/tests/test_tools.sh
+++ b/tests/test_tools.sh
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ valgrind_test $common_args --no-rdoq --no-signhide --subme=0 --bipred
 valgrind_test $common_args --rdoq --no-deblock --no-sao --subme=0
 valgrind_test $common_args --gop=8 --subme=4 --bipred --tmvp
 valgrind_test $common_args --transform-skip --tr-skip-max-size=5
+valgrind_test $common_args --vaq=8
+valgrind_test $common_args --vaq=8 --bitrate 350000
+valgrind_test $common_args --vaq=8 --rc-algorithm oba --bitrate 350000
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