diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index c84165456e..bc3eaaf736 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2920,6 +2920,7 @@ void Application::updateShadowMap() {
     glTranslatef(translation.x, translation.y, translation.z);
     
     renderAvatars(true);
+    _particles.render();    
     
     glPopMatrix();
     
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
index 7530096e9d..69a339ef06 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void Hand::render( bool isMine) {
     }
 
     //  Render toy ball
-    if (isMine) {
+    if (isMine && _hasToyBall) {
         glPushMatrix();
         glColor3f(1, 0, 0);
         glTranslatef(_toyBallPosition.x, _toyBallPosition.y, _toyBallPosition.z);
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/Octree.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/Octree.cpp
index d10248d9e3..7f7deecf77 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/Octree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/Octree.cpp
@@ -887,7 +887,6 @@ int Octree::encodeTreeBitstreamRecursion(OctreeElement* node,
     unsigned char childrenExistInTreeBits = 0;
     unsigned char childrenExistInPacketBits = 0;
     unsigned char childrenColoredBits = 0;
-    const int BYTES_PER_COLOR = 3;
 
     // Make our local buffer large enough to handle writing at this level in case we need to.
     LevelDetails thisLevelKey = packetData->startLevel();