The first time I load a tile I see something complete different from every subsequent load.

process: hillshade.py
zoom_levels:
    min: 8
    max: 12
input:
    dem: copernicus_dem_30m_pentlands_sample.tif
output:
    format: PNG_hillshade
    path: /out
    pixelbuffer: 0
pyramid:
    grid: mercator
process_parameters:
    resampling: bilinear

import mapchete.processes.hillshade 
  
  
 def execute(mp, resampling): 
     with mp.open("dem") as src: 
         if src.is_empty(1): 
             return "empty" 
         else: 
             dem = src.read(1, resampling=resampling) 
  
     return mapchete.processes.hillshade.hillshade(dem, mp.tile.affine)

First load:

Subsequent loads:

I am using mapchete 2025.1.1 installed via pip. I made a script that reproduces the issue in a docker container: https://github.com/dzfranklin/mapchete-inconsistent-repro

The tile written to the output directory matches the first load. I am not sure if the first load is completely correct but it looks closer to the correct hillshading than the second load.