diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
index 6a9109fead..7c81b95c35 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/light.glsl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ vec3 light_at(vec3 wpos, vec3 wnorm) {
 		// Multiply the vec3 only once
 		vec3 color = srgb_to_linear(L.light_col.rgb) * (strength * L.light_col.a);
 
-		light += color * (max(0, dot(normalize(difference), wnorm)) + LIGHT_AMBIENCE);
+		light += color * (max(0, dot(normalize(difference), wnorm) + 0.15) + LIGHT_AMBIENCE);
 	}
 	return light;
 }
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
index 447b90ef62..dcc1733bd0 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/sky.glsl
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ vec3 get_sky_color(vec3 dir, float time_of_day, vec3 origin, vec3 f_pos, float q
 
 	// Add white dots for stars. Note these flicker and jump due to FXAA
 	float star = 0.0;
-	if (with_stars && sun_dir.z > 0.0) {
-		star = is_star_at(dir);
+	if (with_stars) {
+		vec3 star_dir = normalize(sun_dir * dir.z + cross(sun_dir, vec3(0, 1, 0)) * dir.x + vec3(0, 1, 0) * dir.y);
+		star = is_star_at(star_dir);
 	}
 
 	// Sun