diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 9806098745..98db07a25b 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void Avatar::renderBody(ViewFrustum* renderFrustum, RenderMode renderMode, bool
             RenderArgs args;
             args._viewFrustum = renderFrustum;
             _skeletonModel.render(1.0f, modelRenderMode, &args);
-            renderAttachments(renderMode);
+            renderAttachments(renderMode, &args);
         }
     }
     getHead()->render(1.0f, renderFrustum, modelRenderMode, postLighting);
@@ -522,11 +522,11 @@ void Avatar::simulateAttachments(float deltaTime) {
     }
 }
 
-void Avatar::renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode) {
+void Avatar::renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode, RenderArgs* args) {
     Model::RenderMode modelRenderMode = (renderMode == SHADOW_RENDER_MODE) ?
         Model::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE : Model::DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE;
     foreach (Model* model, _attachmentModels) {
-        model->render(1.0f, modelRenderMode);
+        model->render(1.0f, modelRenderMode, args);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
index ee7a2a1736..93b8d811d5 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ protected:
     virtual bool shouldRenderHead(const glm::vec3& cameraPosition, RenderMode renderMode) const;
 
     void simulateAttachments(float deltaTime);
-    virtual void renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode);
+    virtual void renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode, RenderArgs* args);
 
     virtual void updateJointMappings();
     
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index f029f54b2a..c3ecd23a3f 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ void MyAvatar::renderBody(ViewFrustum* renderFrustum, RenderMode renderMode, boo
         RenderArgs args;
         args._viewFrustum = renderFrustum;
         _skeletonModel.render(1.0f, modelRenderMode, &args);
-        renderAttachments(renderMode);
+        renderAttachments(renderMode, &args);
     }
     
     //  Render head so long as the camera isn't inside it
@@ -1902,9 +1902,9 @@ void MyAvatar::onToggleRagdoll() {
     }
 }
 
-void MyAvatar::renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode) {
+void MyAvatar::renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode, RenderArgs* args) {
     if (Application::getInstance()->getCamera()->getMode() != CAMERA_MODE_FIRST_PERSON || renderMode == MIRROR_RENDER_MODE) {
-        Avatar::renderAttachments(renderMode);
+        Avatar::renderAttachments(renderMode, args);
         return;
     }
     const FBXGeometry& geometry = _skeletonModel.getGeometry()->getFBXGeometry();
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ void MyAvatar::renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode) {
     for (int i = 0; i < _attachmentData.size(); i++) {
         const QString& jointName = _attachmentData.at(i).jointName;
         if (jointName != headJointName && jointName != "Head") {
-            _attachmentModels.at(i)->render(1.0f, modelRenderMode);        
+            _attachmentModels.at(i)->render(1.0f, modelRenderMode, args);        
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 63b4cd8a77..4255f40712 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ signals:
     void transformChanged();
 
 protected:
-    virtual void renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode);
+    virtual void renderAttachments(RenderMode renderMode, RenderArgs* args);
     
 private:
     float _turningKeyPressTime;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
index 7f2190d3f1..966e69f7ff 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
@@ -96,15 +96,16 @@ vec3 evalLightmappedColor(float shadowAttenuation, vec3 normal, vec3 diffuse, ve
     
     Light light = getLight();
 
-    //vec3 fragNormal = vec3(invViewMat * vec4(normal, 0.0));
+    vec3 fragNormal = vec3(invViewMat * vec4(normal, 0.0));
 
-   // float diffuseDot = dot(fragNormal, getLightDirection(light));
-    float diffuseDot = dot(normal, getLightDirection(light));
+    float diffuseDot = dot(fragNormal, -getLightDirection(light));
+   // float diffuseDot = dot(normal, getLightDirection(light));
 
     // need to catch normals perpendicular to the projection plane hence the magic number for the threshold
     // it should be just 0, but we have innacurracy so we need to overshoot
     const float PERPENDICULAR_THRESHOLD = -0.005;
     float facingLight = step(PERPENDICULAR_THRESHOLD, diffuseDot); 
+    //float facingLight = step(PERPENDICULAR_THRESHOLD, diffuseDot); 
         
     // evaluate the shadow test but only relevant for light facing fragments
     float lightAttenuation = (1 - facingLight) + facingLight * shadowAttenuation;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index f8cd363a5b..c632afa084 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ bool Model::render(float alpha, RenderMode mode, RenderArgs* args) {
 
     // render the attachments
     foreach (Model* attachment, _attachments) {
-        attachment->render(alpha, mode);
+        attachment->render(alpha, mode, args);
     }
     if (_meshStates.isEmpty()) {
         return false;