diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
index ac086fbcb6..3918b9b4e4 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ float attenuation_strength(vec3 rpos) {
 
 float attenuation_strength_real(vec3 rpos) {
     float d2 = rpos.x * rpos.x + rpos.y * rpos.y + rpos.z * rpos.z;
-    return 1.0 / (0.0 + d2);
+    return 1.0 / (0.025 + d2);
 }
 
 // // Compute attenuation due to light passing through a substance that fills an area below a horizontal plane
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/lod.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/lod.glsl
index b96892697f..d027e57058 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/lod.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/lod.glsl
@@ -321,9 +321,10 @@ vec3 lod_norm(vec2 f_pos/*vec3 pos*/) {
             textureLod(sampler2D(t_noise, s_noise), wpos / 200, 0).x - 0.5,
             textureLod(sampler2D(t_noise, s_noise), wpos / 200 + 0.5, 0).x - 0.5
         ) * 0.35;
+        norm = normalize(norm);
     #endif
 
-    return normalize(norm);
+    return norm;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/point_glow.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/point_glow.glsl
index 75eb5adf16..d4dbfa0ace 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/point_glow.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/point_glow.glsl
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ vec3 apply_point_glow(vec3 wpos, vec3 dir, float max_dist, vec3 color, const flo
             float t = max(dot(light_pos - wpos, dir), 0);
             vec3 nearest = wpos + dir * min(t, max_dist);
 
-            //if (t > max_dist) { continue; }
-
             vec3 difference = light_pos - nearest;
+            float distance_2 = dot(difference, difference);
+            if (distance_2 > 100000.0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             #if (CLOUD_MODE >= CLOUD_MODE_HIGH)
                 vec3 _unused;
                 float unused2;
@@ -22,10 +25,6 @@ vec3 apply_point_glow(vec3 wpos, vec3 dir, float max_dist, vec3 color, const flo
             #else
                 const float spread = 1.0;
             #endif
-            float distance_2 = dot(difference, difference);
-            if (distance_2 > 100000.0) {
-                continue;
-            }
 
             float strength = pow(attenuation_strength_real(difference), spread);