diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index e7afd5ac3d..3049fb7c8e 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@ void Application::displaySide(Camera& theCamera, bool selfAvatarOnly, RenderArgs
 
     {
         DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setAmbientLightMode(getRenderAmbientLight());
-        DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setGlobalLight(getSunDirection(), GLOBAL_LIGHT_COLOR, GLOBAL_LIGHT_INTENSITY);
+        DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->setGlobalLight(-getSunDirection(), GLOBAL_LIGHT_COLOR, GLOBAL_LIGHT_INTENSITY);
         PROFILE_RANGE("DeferredLighting"); 
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("lighting");
         DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->render();
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.cpp
index 33df50042e..b5191b29c7 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Texture.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ bool Texture::Storage::allocateMip(uint16 level) {
 bool Texture::Storage::assignMipData(uint16 level, const Element& format, Size size, const Byte* bytes) {
         // Ok we should be able to do that...
     allocateMip(level);
-    _mips[level]->_format = format;
-    Size allocated = _mips[level]->_sysmem.setData(size, bytes);
+    auto mip = _mips[level];
+    mip->_format = format;
+    Size allocated = mip->_sysmem.setData(size, bytes);
+    mip->_isGPULoaded = false;
+
     return allocated == size;
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
index 7ca416a616..e3788bb325 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/DeferredGlobalLight.slh
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ vec3 evalAmbienGlobalColor(float shadowAttenuation, vec3 position, vec3 normal,
     vec4 fragEyeVector = invViewMat * vec4(-position, 0.0);
     vec3 fragEyeDir = normalize(fragEyeVector.xyz);
 
-    vec3 color = diffuse.rgb * getLightColor(light) * getLightIntensity(light);
+    vec3 color = diffuse.rgb * getLightColor(light) * 0.5;
 
-    vec4 shading = evalFragShading(fragNormal, getLightDirection(light), fragEyeDir, specular, gloss);
+    vec4 shading = evalFragShading(fragNormal, -getLightDirection(light), fragEyeDir, specular, gloss);
 
     color += vec3(diffuse + shading.rgb) * shading.w * shadowAttenuation * getLightColor(light) * getLightIntensity(light);
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ vec3 evalAmbienSphereGlobalColor(float shadowAttenuation, vec3 position, vec3 no
 
     vec3 color = diffuse.rgb * 0.5 * evalSphericalLight(ambientSphere, fragNormal).xyz;
 
-    vec4 shading = evalFragShading(fragNormal, getLightDirection(light), fragEyeDir, specular, gloss);
+    vec4 shading = evalFragShading(fragNormal, -getLightDirection(light), fragEyeDir, specular, gloss);
 
     color += vec3(diffuse + shading.rgb) * shading.w * shadowAttenuation * getLightColor(light) * getLightIntensity(light);