diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/sprite-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/sprite-frag.glsl
index 317f385417..c4b094605a 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/sprite-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/sprite-frag.glsl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 in vec3 f_pos;
 flat in vec3 f_norm;
-flat in float f_light;
+flat in float f_select;
 // flat in vec3 f_pos_norm;
 in vec2 f_uv_pos;
 in vec2 f_inst_light;
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ void main() {
     emitted_light *= ao;
     reflected_light *= ao;
 
-    surf_color = illuminate(max_light, view_dir, surf_color * emitted_light, surf_color * reflected_light) * f_light;
+    f_col += f_select * 0.05;
+    reflected_light += f_select * 0.03 * max_light / PERSISTENT_AMBIANCE;
+
+    surf_color = illuminate(max_light, view_dir, surf_color * emitted_light, surf_color * reflected_light);
     // vec3 surf_color = illuminate(f_col, light, diffuse_light, ambient_light);
 
     // tgt_color = vec4(color, 1.0);
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/sprite-vert.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/sprite-vert.glsl
index d0118972f7..e22235a1d8 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/sprite-vert.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/sprite-vert.glsl
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ uniform u_terrain_locals {
 
 out vec3 f_pos;
 flat out vec3 f_norm;
-flat out float f_light;
+flat out float f_select;
 // flat out vec3 f_pos_norm;
 // out vec3 f_col;
 // out float f_ao;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void main() {
     // f_light = 1.0;
     // if (select_pos.w > 0) */{
         vec3 sprite_pos = /*round*/floor(((inst_mat * vec4(-offs.xyz, 1)).xyz) * SCALE/* - vec3(0.5, 0.5, 0.0)*/) + inst_offs;
-        f_light = (select_pos.w > 0 && select_pos.xyz == sprite_pos/* - vec3(0.5, 0.5, 0.0) * SCALE*/) ? 10.0 : 1.0;
+        f_select = (select_pos.w > 0 && select_pos.xyz == sprite_pos/* - vec3(0.5, 0.5, 0.0) * SCALE*/) ? 1.0 : 0.0;
     // }
 
     gl_Position =
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
index 63b668d592..d592b6b18b 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/terrain-frag.glsl
@@ -268,8 +268,9 @@ void main() {
     vec3 glow = glow_light(f_pos) * (pow(f_glow, 6) * 5 + pow(f_glow, 1.5) * 2);
     reflected_light += glow;
 
-    float f_select = (select_pos.w > 0 && select_pos.xyz == floor(f_pos - f_norm * 0.5)) ? 0.2 / PERSISTENT_AMBIANCE : 0.0;
-    reflected_light += f_select;
+    float f_select = (select_pos.w > 0 && select_pos.xyz == floor(f_pos - f_norm * 0.5)) ? 1.0 : 0.0;
+    f_col += f_select * 0.05;
+    reflected_light += f_select * 0.03 * max_light / PERSISTENT_AMBIANCE;
 
     max_light += lights_at(f_pos, f_norm, view_dir, mu, cam_attenuation, fluid_alt, k_a, k_d, k_s, alpha, f_norm, 1.0, emitted_light, reflected_light);