diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index b1c26812c..6a1ed89a2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace MWRender
             stateset->setAttribute(lightModel, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
             osg::Fog* fog = new osg::Fog;
             fog->setStart(1);
+            fog->setMode(osg::Fog::LINEAR);
             stateset->setAttributeAndModes(fog, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
         }
 
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ namespace MWRender
             osg::Fog* fog = static_cast<osg::Fog*>(stateset->getAttribute(osg::StateAttribute::FOG));
             fog->setColor(mFogColor);
             fog->setEnd(mFogEnd);
-            fog->setMode(osg::Fog::LINEAR);
         }
 
         void setAmbientColor(const osg::Vec4f& col)
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         source->setLight(mSunLight);
         mSunLight->setDiffuse(osg::Vec4f(0,0,0,1));
         mSunLight->setAmbient(osg::Vec4f(0,0,0,1));
+        mSunLight->setSpecular(osg::Vec4f(0,0,0,0));
         mSunLight->setConstantAttenuation(1.f);
         lightRoot->addChild(source);
 
@@ -181,12 +182,14 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     void RenderingManager::setSunColour(const osg::Vec4f &colour)
     {
+        // need to wrap this in a StateUpdater?
         mSunLight->setDiffuse(colour);
     }
 
     void RenderingManager::setSunDirection(const osg::Vec3f &direction)
     {
         osg::Vec3 position = direction * -1;
+        // need to wrap this in a StateUpdater?
         mSunLight->setPosition(osg::Vec4(position.x(), position.y(), position.z(), 0));
 
         mSky->setSunDirection(position);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
index 990f3a5d9..d66761195 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace
         mat->setDiffuse(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f));
         mat->setAmbient(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f));
         mat->setEmission(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(1.f, 1.f, 1.f, 1.f));
+        mat->setSpecular(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f));
         mat->setColorMode(osg::Material::DIFFUSE);
         return mat;
     }
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ namespace
         mat->setDiffuse(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f));
         mat->setAmbient(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 1.f));
         mat->setEmission(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(1.f, 1.f, 1.f, 1.f));
+        mat->setSpecular(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK, osg::Vec4f(0.f, 0.f, 0.f, 0.f));
         mat->setColorMode(osg::Material::OFF);
         return mat;
     }
@@ -550,6 +552,7 @@ void SkyManager::create()
     depth->setWriteMask(false);
     mRootNode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setAttributeAndModes(depth, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
     mRootNode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_BLEND, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+    mRootNode->getOrCreateStateSet()->setMode(GL_FOG, osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
 
     mCreated = true;
 }