diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 6329b5f5d..e5614f3f8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -1199,66 +1199,62 @@ namespace MWRender
         glowColor.y() = effect->mData.mGreen / 255.f;
         glowColor.z() = effect->mData.mBlue / 255.f;
 
-        if (!mGlowUpdater) // If there is no glow on object
-            addGlow(mObjectRoot, glowColor, 1.5); // Glow length measured from original engine as about 1.5 seconds
+        if (!mGlowUpdater || (mGlowUpdater->isDone() || (mGlowUpdater->isPermanentGlowUpdater() == true)))
+        {
+            if (mGlowUpdater && mGlowUpdater->isDone())
+                mObjectRoot->removeUpdateCallback(mGlowUpdater);
 
-        else if (mGlowUpdater->isDone() || (mGlowUpdater->isPermanentGlowUpdater() == true))
-            addGlow(mObjectRoot, glowColor, 1.5);
+            if (mGlowUpdater && mGlowUpdater->isPermanentGlowUpdater())
+            {
+                mGlowUpdater->setColor(glowColor);
+                mGlowUpdater->setDuration(1.5); // Glow length measured from original engine as about 1.5 seconds
+            }
+            else
+                addGlow(mObjectRoot, glowColor, 1.5);
+        }
     }
 
     void Animation::addGlow(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> node, osg::Vec4f glowColor, float glowDuration)
-    {        
-        if (mGlowUpdater && mGlowUpdater->isDone())
-            node->removeUpdateCallback(mGlowUpdater);
+    {
+        std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> > textures;
+        for (int i=0; i<32; ++i)
+        {
+            std::stringstream stream;
+            stream << "textures/magicitem/caust";
+            stream << std::setw(2);
+            stream << std::setfill('0');
+            stream << i;
+            stream << ".dds";
+
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> image = mResourceSystem->getImageManager()->getImage(stream.str());
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> tex (new osg::Texture2D(image));
+            tex->setName("envMap");
+            tex->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_S, osg::Texture2D::REPEAT);
+            tex->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_T, osg::Texture2D::REPEAT);
+            mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->applyFilterSettings(tex);
+            textures.push_back(tex);
+        }
 
         FindLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor;
         node->accept(findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor);
         int texUnit = findLowestUnusedTexUnitVisitor.mLowestUnusedTexUnit;
 
-        if (mGlowUpdater && mGlowUpdater->isPermanentGlowUpdater())
-        {
-            mGlowUpdater->setColor(glowColor);
-            mGlowUpdater->setDuration(glowDuration);
-        }
-        else
-        {  
-            std::vector<osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> > textures;
-            for (int i=0; i<32; ++i)
-            {
-                std::stringstream stream;
-                stream << "textures/magicitem/caust";
-                stream << std::setw(2);
-                stream << std::setfill('0');
-                stream << i;
-                stream << ".dds";
-
-                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Image> image = mResourceSystem->getImageManager()->getImage(stream.str());
-                osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> tex (new osg::Texture2D(image));
-                tex->setName("envMap");
-                tex->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_S, osg::Texture2D::REPEAT);
-                tex->setWrap(osg::Texture::WRAP_T, osg::Texture2D::REPEAT);
-                mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->applyFilterSettings(tex);
-                textures.push_back(tex);
-            }
-
-            osg::ref_ptr<GlowUpdater> glowUpdater = new GlowUpdater(texUnit, glowColor, textures, node, glowDuration, mResourceSystem);
-            mGlowUpdater = glowUpdater;
-            node->addUpdateCallback(glowUpdater);
+        osg::ref_ptr<GlowUpdater> glowUpdater = new GlowUpdater(texUnit, glowColor, textures, node, glowDuration, mResourceSystem);
+        mGlowUpdater = glowUpdater;
+        node->addUpdateCallback(glowUpdater);
         
-
-            // set a texture now so that the ShaderVisitor can find it
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> writableStateSet = NULL;
-            if (!node->getStateSet())
-                writableStateSet = node->getOrCreateStateSet();
-            else
-            {
-                writableStateSet = osg::clone(node->getStateSet(), osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
-                node->setStateSet(writableStateSet);
-            }
-            writableStateSet->setTextureAttributeAndModes(texUnit, textures.front(), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
-            writableStateSet->addUniform(new osg::Uniform("envMapColor", glowColor));
-            mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->recreateShaders(node);
+        // set a texture now so that the ShaderVisitor can find it
+        osg::ref_ptr<osg::StateSet> writableStateSet = NULL;
+        if (!node->getStateSet())
+            writableStateSet = node->getOrCreateStateSet();
+        else
+        {
+            writableStateSet = osg::clone(node->getStateSet(), osg::CopyOp::SHALLOW_COPY);
+            node->setStateSet(writableStateSet);
         }
+        writableStateSet->setTextureAttributeAndModes(texUnit, textures.front(), osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+        writableStateSet->addUniform(new osg::Uniform("envMapColor", glowColor));
+        mResourceSystem->getSceneManager()->recreateShaders(node);
     }
 
     // TODO: Should not be here