diff --git a/src/graphics/render/ModelBatch.cpp b/src/graphics/render/ModelBatch.cpp
index 060776f7..c7cfbd2c 100644
--- a/src/graphics/render/ModelBatch.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render/ModelBatch.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ inline constexpr glm::vec3 X(1, 0, 0);
 inline constexpr glm::vec3 Y(0, 1, 0);
 inline constexpr glm::vec3 Z(0, 0, 1);
 
+struct DecomposedMat4 {
+    glm::vec3 scale;
+    glm::mat3 rotation;
+    glm::vec3 translation;
+    glm::vec3 skew;
+    glm::vec4 perspective;
+};
+
 ModelBatch::ModelBatch(size_t capacity, Chunks* chunks)
   : buffer(std::make_unique<float[]>(capacity * VERTEX_SIZE)),
     capacity(capacity),
@@ -55,6 +63,9 @@ void ModelBatch::test(glm::vec3 pos, glm::vec3 size) {
 }
 
 void ModelBatch::box(glm::vec3 pos, glm::vec3 size) {
+    if (index + 36 < capacity*VERTEX_SIZE) {
+        flush();
+    }
     glm::vec3 gpos = combined * glm::vec4(pos, 1.0f);
     light_t light = chunks->getLight(gpos.x, gpos.y, gpos.z);
     glm::vec4 lights (
@@ -84,36 +95,28 @@ void ModelBatch::flush() {
     index = 0;
 }
 
-void ModelBatch::pushMatrix(glm::mat4 matrix) {
-    matrices.push_back(combined);
-    combined = combined * matrix;
-
-    decomposed = {};
+static glm::mat4 extract_rotation(glm::mat4 matrix) {
+    DecomposedMat4 decomposed = {};
     glm::quat rotation;
     glm::decompose(
-        combined, 
+        matrix, 
         decomposed.scale, 
         rotation, 
         decomposed.translation, 
         decomposed.skew, 
         decomposed.perspective
     );
-    decomposed.rotation = glm::toMat3(rotation);
+    return glm::toMat3(rotation);
+}
+
+void ModelBatch::pushMatrix(glm::mat4 matrix) {
+    matrices.push_back(combined);
+    combined = combined * matrix;
+    rotation = extract_rotation(combined);
 }
 
 void ModelBatch::popMatrix() {
     combined = matrices[matrices.size()-1];
     matrices.erase(matrices.end()-1);
-
-    decomposed = {};
-    glm::quat rotation;
-    glm::decompose(
-        combined, 
-        decomposed.scale, 
-        rotation, 
-        decomposed.translation, 
-        decomposed.skew, 
-        decomposed.perspective
-    );
-    decomposed.rotation = glm::toMat3(rotation);
+    rotation = extract_rotation(combined);
 }
diff --git a/src/graphics/render/ModelBatch.hpp b/src/graphics/render/ModelBatch.hpp
index b90811ea..8c791fc0 100644
--- a/src/graphics/render/ModelBatch.hpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render/ModelBatch.hpp
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ class Mesh;
 class Texture;
 class Chunks;
 
-struct DecomposedMat4 {
-    glm::vec3 scale;
-    glm::mat3 rotation;
-    glm::vec3 translation;
-    glm::vec3 skew;
-    glm::vec4 perspective;
-};
-
 class ModelBatch {
     std::unique_ptr<float[]> buffer;
     size_t capacity;
@@ -27,15 +19,14 @@ class ModelBatch {
 
     glm::mat4 combined;
     std::vector<glm::mat4> matrices;
-
-    DecomposedMat4 decomposed {};
+    glm::mat3 rotation;
 
     Chunks* chunks;
 
     static inline glm::vec3 SUN_VECTOR {0.411934f, 0.863868f, -0.279161f};
 
     inline void vertex(
-        glm::vec3 pos, glm::vec2 uv, glm::vec4 color
+        glm::vec3 pos, glm::vec2 uv, glm::vec4 light
     ) {
         float* buffer = this->buffer.get();
         pos = combined * glm::vec4(pos, 1.0f);
@@ -50,21 +41,20 @@ class ModelBatch {
             uint32_t integer;
         } compressed;
 
-        compressed.integer = (static_cast<uint32_t>(color.r * 255) & 0xff) << 24;
-        compressed.integer |= (static_cast<uint32_t>(color.g * 255) & 0xff) << 16;
-        compressed.integer |= (static_cast<uint32_t>(color.b * 255) & 0xff) << 8;
-        compressed.integer |= (static_cast<uint32_t>(color.a * 255) & 0xff);
+        compressed.integer = (static_cast<uint32_t>(light.r * 255) & 0xff) << 24;
+        compressed.integer |= (static_cast<uint32_t>(light.g * 255) & 0xff) << 16;
+        compressed.integer |= (static_cast<uint32_t>(light.b * 255) & 0xff) << 8;
+        compressed.integer |= (static_cast<uint32_t>(light.a * 255) & 0xff);
 
         buffer[index++] = compressed.floating;
     }
 
     inline void plane(glm::vec3 pos, glm::vec3 right, glm::vec3 up, glm::vec3 norm, glm::vec4 light) {
-        norm = decomposed.rotation * norm;
+        norm = rotation * norm;
         float d = glm::dot(norm, SUN_VECTOR);
         d = 0.8f + d * 0.2f;
         
-        glm::vec4 color {d, d, d, 1.0f};
-        color *= light;
+        auto color = light * d;
 
         vertex(pos-right-up, {0,0}, color);
         vertex(pos+right-up, {1,0}, color);
diff --git a/src/graphics/render/WorldRenderer.cpp b/src/graphics/render/WorldRenderer.cpp
index f27e9040..e9d1a703 100644
--- a/src/graphics/render/WorldRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/render/WorldRenderer.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void WorldRenderer::renderLevel(
 
     assets->getTexture("gui/menubg")->bind();
     shader->uniformMatrix("u_model", glm::mat4(1.0f));
-    modelBatch->test(glm::vec3(0, 68, 0), glm::vec3(1.0f));
+    modelBatch->test(glm::vec3(0, 88, 0), glm::vec3(1.0f));
     modelBatch->flush();
 
     skybox->unbind();