diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferWrite.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferWrite.slh
index 0538b01fac..ea14830de2 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferWrite.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredBufferWrite.slh
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ void packDeferredFragment(vec3 normal, float alpha, vec3 diffuse, vec3 specular,
         discard;
     }
     gl_FragData[0] = vec4(diffuse.rgb, alpha);
-    gl_FragData[1] = vec4(bestFitNormal(normal), 1.0);
-    gl_FragData[2] = vec4(specular, shininess / 128.0);
+    if ( gl_FragCoord.x > 1024) {
+        gl_FragData[1] = vec4(normal * 0.5 + vec3(0.5), 1.0);
+    } else {
+        gl_FragData[1] = vec4(bestFitNormal(normal), 1.0);
+    }
+    gl_FragData[2] = vec4(specular, shininess / 100.0);
 }
 
 void packDeferredFragmentLightmap(vec3 normal, float alpha, vec3 diffuse, vec3 specular, float shininess, vec3 emissive) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
index debad16e9b..ab423bc449 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ vec3 evalSkyboxGlobalColor(float shadowAttenuation, vec3 position, vec3 normal,
     vec3 reflectedDir = reflect(-fragEyeDir, fragNormal);
     vec3 skyTexel = evalSkyboxLight(reflectedDir, 1 - gloss).xyz;
 
-    vec3 color = ambient + vec3(diffuse + shading.rgb) * shading.w * shadowAttenuation * skyTexel * getLightColor(light) * getLightIntensity(light);
+  //  vec3 lightIrradiance = (skyTexel * (gloss) + (1 - gloss) * getLightColor(light)) * getLightIntensity(light);
+    vec3 lightIrradiance = (getLightColor(light)) * getLightIntensity(light);
+
+    vec3 color = ambient + vec3(diffuse + shading.rgb * skyTexel) * shading.w * shadowAttenuation * lightIrradiance;
     
     return color;
 }