diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
index 293b868f0f..699aa5a612 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItemProperties.h
@@ -247,11 +247,11 @@ public:
     bool getIsSpotlight() const { return _isSpotlight; }
     void setIsSpotlight(bool value) { _isSpotlight = value; _isSpotlightChanged = true; }
 
-    void setDiffuseColor(const xColor& value) { }
-    void setAmbientColor(const xColor& value) { }
-    void setSpecularColor(const xColor& value) { }
+    // total hack for now
+    void setDiffuseColor(const xColor& value) { setColor(value); }
+    void setAmbientColor(const xColor& value) { setColor(value); }
+    void setSpecularColor(const xColor& value) { setColor(value); }
     
-
     void setLastEdited(quint64 usecTime) { _lastEdited = usecTime; }
 
 private:
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/LightEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/LightEntityItem.cpp
index c8e7b92a0d..1dc25494d8 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/LightEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/LightEntityItem.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ EntityItemProperties LightEntityItem::getProperties() const {
     properties.setDiffuseColor(getDiffuseXColor());
     properties.setAmbientColor(getAmbientXColor());
     properties.setSpecularColor(getSpecularXColor());
-    properties.setGlowLevel(getGlowLevel());
     properties.setIsSpotlight(getIsSpotlight());
 
     return properties;
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/SphereEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/SphereEntityItem.cpp
index 5da218c11a..f5b8eb27e9 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/SphereEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/SphereEntityItem.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ SphereEntityItem::SphereEntityItem(const EntityItemID& entityItemID, const Entit
 
 EntityItemProperties SphereEntityItem::getProperties() const {
     EntityItemProperties properties = EntityItem::getProperties(); // get the properties from our base class
-
     properties.setColor(getXColor());
-    properties.setGlowLevel(getGlowLevel());
-
     return properties;
 }