diff --git a/lib/body.lua b/lib/body.lua
index bcaf40b..c3b29d6 100644
--- a/lib/body.lua
+++ b/lib/body.lua
@@ -538,10 +538,42 @@ function body:drawShadow(light, l,t,w,h)
     local shadowRotation = math.atan2((self.x) - light.x, (self.y + self.oy) - light.y)
 
     self.shadowVert = {
-      {math.sin(shadowRotation) * self.imgHeight * length, (length * math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.imgHeight + (math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.shadowY, 0, 0, self.red, self.green, self.blue, self.alpha * self.fadeStrength * 255},
-      {self.imgWidth + math.sin(shadowRotation) * self.imgHeight * length, (length * math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.imgHeight + (math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.shadowY, 1, 0, self.red, self.green, self.blue, self.alpha * self.fadeStrength * 255},
-      {self.imgWidth, self.imgHeight + (math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.shadowY, 1, 1, self.red, self.green, self.blue, self.alpha * 255},
-      {0, self.imgHeight + (math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.shadowY, 0, 1, self.red, self.green, self.blue, self.alpha * 255}
+      {
+        math.sin(shadowRotation) * self.imgHeight * length, 
+        (length * math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.imgHeight + (math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.shadowY, 
+        0, 0, 
+        self.red, 
+        self.green, 
+        self.blue, 
+        self.alpha * self.fadeStrength * 255
+      },
+      {
+        self.imgWidth + math.sin(shadowRotation) * self.imgHeight * length, 
+        (length * math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.imgHeight + (math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.shadowY, 
+        1, 0, 
+        self.red, 
+        self.green, 
+        self.blue, 
+        self.alpha * self.fadeStrength * 255
+      },
+      {
+        self.imgWidth, 
+        self.imgHeight + (math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.shadowY, 
+        1, 1, 
+        self.red, 
+        self.green, 
+        self.blue, 
+        self.alpha * 255
+      },
+      {
+        0, 
+        self.imgHeight + (math.cos(shadowRotation) + 1.0) * self.shadowY, 
+        0, 1, 
+        self.red, 
+        self.green, 
+        self.blue, 
+        self.alpha * 255
+      }
     }
 
     self.shadowMesh:setVertices(self.shadowVert)
diff --git a/lib/light.lua b/lib/light.lua
index 50be737..b169974 100644
--- a/lib/light.lua
+++ b/lib/light.lua
@@ -122,10 +122,14 @@ function light:setGlowStrength(strength)
   self.glowStrength = strength
 end
 
+function light:inRange(l,t,w,h)
+  return self.x + self.range > l and self.x - self.range < (l+w) and self.y + self.range > t and self.y - self.range < (t+h)
+end
+
 function light:updateShadow(l,t,w,h, bodies)
   love.graphics.setShader(self.shader)
-  if self.x + self.range > l and self.x - self.range < (l+w) and self.y + self.range > t and self.y - self.range < (t+h) then
-    local lightposrange = {self.x, h - self.y, self.range}
+  if self:inRange(l,t,w,h) then
+
     self.shader:send("lightPosition", {self.x - l, h - (self.y - t), self.z})
     self.shader:send("lightRange", self.range)
     self.shader:send("lightColor", {self.red / 255.0, self.green / 255.0, self.blue / 255.0})
@@ -133,9 +137,8 @@ function light:updateShadow(l,t,w,h, bodies)
     self.shader:send("lightGlow", {1.0 - self.glowSize, self.glowStrength})
     self.shader:send("lightAngle", math.pi - self.angle / 2.0)
     self.shader:send("lightDirection", self.direction)
-
+    self.shadow:clear()
     love.graphics.setCanvas(self.shadow)
-    love.graphics.clear()
 
     -- calculate shadows
     local shadow_geometry = self:calculateShadows(bodies)
@@ -172,9 +175,6 @@ function light:updateShadow(l,t,w,h, bodies)
     love.graphics.setStencil(stencils.poly(bodies))
     love.graphics.rectangle("fill", l,t,w,h)
     love.graphics.setStencil()
-    self.visible = true
-  else
-    self.visible = false
   end
   love.graphics.setShader()
 end
diff --git a/lib/light_world.lua b/lib/light_world.lua
index 08b0d30..f36f68e 100644
--- a/lib/light_world.lua
+++ b/lib/light_world.lua
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ function light_world:draw(l,t,w,h,s)
 
   local last_buffer = love.graphics.getCanvas()
 	love.graphics.setCanvas(self.render_buffer)
+
   self.drawBackground(l,t,w,h,s)
   self:drawShadow(l,t,w,h,scale)
   self.drawForground(l,t,w,h,s)
@@ -245,12 +246,13 @@ function light_world:draw(l,t,w,h,s)
   self:drawGlow(l,t,w,h,scale)
   self:drawRefraction(l,t,w,h,scale)
   self:drawReflection(l,t,w,h,scale)
+
   love.graphics.setBackgroundColor(0, 0, 0)
   love.graphics.setBlendMode("alpha")
   love.graphics.setCanvas(last_buffer)
   love.graphics.setShader()
   love.graphics.setColor(255, 255, 255)
-  love.graphics.draw(self.render_buffer)
+  love.graphics.draw(self.render_buffer, l, t)
 end
 
 -- draw shadow