diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
index 01520a331..255f38dd9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
@@ -122,14 +122,10 @@ namespace MWClass
 
             const MWWorld::ESMStore& store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
             const ESM::MagicEffect *effect;
-            effect = store.get<ESM::MagicEffect>().find(59);
+            int index = effect->effectStringToId("sEffectTelekinesis");
+            effect = store.get<ESM::MagicEffect>().find(index);
 
-            osg::Vec4f glowcolor(1,1,1,1);
-            glowcolor.x() = effect->mData.mRed / 255.f;
-            glowcolor.y() = effect->mData.mGreen / 255.f;
-            glowcolor.z() = effect->mData.mBlue / 255.f;
-
-            animation->addSpellCastGlow(glowcolor); // TODO: Telekinesis glow should only be as long as the door animation
+            animation->addSpellCastGlow(effect); // TODO: Telekinesis glow should only be as long as the door animation
         }
 
         // make key id lowercase
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
index bef720764..4c6a4c02d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/spellcasting.cpp
@@ -584,6 +584,12 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             }
             else if (effectId == ESM::MagicEffect::Open)
             {
+                const MWWorld::ESMStore& store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
+                const ESM::MagicEffect *magiceffect;
+                magiceffect = store.get<ESM::MagicEffect>().find(effectId);
+                MWRender::Animation* animation = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getAnimation(target);
+                animation->addSpellCastGlow(magiceffect);
+
                 if (target.getCellRef().getLockLevel() <= magnitude)
                 {
                     if (target.getCellRef().getLockLevel() > 0)
@@ -837,7 +843,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             mCaster.getClass().skillUsageSucceeded(mCaster,
                 spellSchoolToSkill(school), 0);
     
-        // A non-actor doesn't play its effects from a character controller, so play spell casting effects here
+        // A non-actor doesn't play its spell cast effects from a character controller, so play them here
         if (!mCaster.getClass().isActor())
             playSpellCastingEffects(mId);
 
@@ -945,7 +951,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
         MWRender::Animation* animation = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getAnimation(mCaster);
 
-        if (mCaster.getClass().isActor()) // TODO: Non-actors (except for large statics?) should also create a visual casting effect
+        if (mCaster.getClass().isActor()) // TODO: Non-actors (except for large statics?) should also create a spell cast vfx
         {
             const ESM::Static* castStatic;
             if (!effect->mCasting.empty())
@@ -957,14 +963,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         }
 
         if (!mCaster.getClass().isActor())
-        {
-            osg::Vec4f glowcolor(1,1,1,1);
-            glowcolor.x() = effect->mData.mRed / 255.f;
-            glowcolor.y() = effect->mData.mGreen / 255.f;
-            glowcolor.z() = effect->mData.mBlue / 255.f;
-
-            animation->addSpellCastGlow(glowcolor);
-        }
+            animation->addSpellCastGlow(effect);
 
         static const std::string schools[] = {
             "alteration", "conjuration", "destruction", "illusion", "mysticism", "restoration"
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 71b569285..0470cfe8c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ namespace
                 else
                     writableStateSet = osg::clone(mNode->getStateSet(), osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
                 
-                for (size_t index = 0; index < mTextures.size(); index++)
+                for (size_t i = 0; i < mTextures.size(); i++)
                 {
-                    writableStateSet->removeTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, mTextures[index]);
+                    writableStateSet->removeTextureAttribute(mTexUnit, mTextures[i]);
                 }
 
                 writableStateSet->removeUniform(mUniform); // remove the uniform given to the temporary glow in addglow()
@@ -1194,7 +1194,13 @@ namespace MWRender
         int mLowestUnusedTexUnit;
     };
 
-    void Animation::addSpellCastGlow(osg::Vec4f glowColor){
+    void Animation::addSpellCastGlow(const ESM::MagicEffect *effect){
+
+        osg::Vec4f glowColor = {1,1,1,1};
+        glowColor.x() = effect->mData.mRed / 255.f;
+        glowColor.y() = effect->mData.mGreen / 255.f;
+        glowColor.z() = effect->mData.mBlue / 255.f;
+
         if (!mObjectRoot->getUpdateCallback()) // If there is no glow on object
             addGlow(mObjectRoot, glowColor, 1.5); // Glow length measured from in-game as about 1.5 seconds
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
index 96bd0c03e..2fddc55c3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.hpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 namespace ESM
 {
     struct Light;
+    struct MagicEffect;
 }
 
 namespace Resource
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ public:
     void removeEffect (int effectId);
     void getLoopingEffects (std::vector<int>& out) const;
 
-    void addSpellCastGlow(osg::Vec4f glowColor);
+    void addSpellCastGlow(const ESM::MagicEffect *effect);
 
     virtual void updatePtr(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr);