diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/environment.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/environment.cpp
index 6b309025c..4db0b45b9 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/environment.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/environment.cpp
@@ -141,15 +141,15 @@ void MWBase::Environment::cleanup()
     delete mScriptManager;
     mScriptManager = 0;
 
+    delete mWindowManager;
+    mWindowManager = 0;
+
     delete mWorld;
     mWorld = 0;
 
     delete mSoundManager;
     mSoundManager = 0;
 
-    delete mWindowManager;
-    mWindowManager = 0;
-
     delete mInputManager;
     mInputManager = 0;
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
index 42d11aa6d..3b04457b6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/animation.cpp
@@ -146,29 +146,21 @@ void Animation::setObjectRoot(const std::string &model, bool baseonly)
 struct AddGlow
 {
     Ogre::Vector3* mColor;
-    AddGlow(Ogre::Vector3* col) : mColor(col) {}
+    NifOgre::MaterialControllerManager* mMaterialControllerMgr;
+    AddGlow(Ogre::Vector3* col, NifOgre::MaterialControllerManager* materialControllerMgr)
+        : mColor(col)
+        , mMaterialControllerMgr(materialControllerMgr)
+    {}
 
-    // TODO: integrate this with material controllers?
     void operator()(Ogre::Entity* entity) const
     {
-        unsigned int numsubs = entity->getNumSubEntities();
-        for(unsigned int i = 0;i < numsubs;++i)
-        {
-            unsigned int numsubs = entity->getNumSubEntities();
-            for(unsigned int i = 0;i < numsubs;++i)
-            {
-                Ogre::SubEntity* subEnt = entity->getSubEntity(i);
-                std::string newName = subEnt->getMaterialName() + "@fx";
-                if (sh::Factory::getInstance().searchInstance(newName) == NULL)
-                {
-                    sh::MaterialInstance* instance =
-                        sh::Factory::getInstance().createMaterialInstance(newName, subEnt->getMaterialName());
-                    instance->setProperty("env_map", sh::makeProperty(new sh::BooleanValue(true)));
-                    instance->setProperty("env_map_color", sh::makeProperty(new sh::Vector3(mColor->x, mColor->y, mColor->z)));
-                }
-                subEnt->setMaterialName(newName);
-            }
-        }
+        if (!entity->getNumSubEntities())
+            return;
+        Ogre::MaterialPtr writableMaterial = mMaterialControllerMgr->getWritableMaterial(entity);
+        sh::MaterialInstance* instance = sh::Factory::getInstance().getMaterialInstance(writableMaterial->getName());
+
+        instance->setProperty("env_map", sh::makeProperty(new sh::BooleanValue(true)));
+        instance->setProperty("env_map_color", sh::makeProperty(new sh::Vector3(mColor->x, mColor->y, mColor->z)));
     }
 };
 
@@ -216,7 +208,7 @@ void Animation::setRenderProperties(NifOgre::ObjectScenePtr objlist, Ogre::uint3
 
     if (enchantedGlow)
         std::for_each(objlist->mEntities.begin(), objlist->mEntities.end(),
-                  AddGlow(glowColor));
+                  AddGlow(glowColor, &objlist->mMaterialControllerMgr));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/components/nifogre/material.cpp b/components/nifogre/material.cpp
index bef0ec1d1..d529fb109 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/material.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/material.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ Ogre::String NIFMaterialLoader::getMaterial(const Nif::ShapeData *shapedata,
     instance->setProperty("depth_write", sh::makeProperty(new sh::StringValue(((depthFlags>>1)&1) ? "on" : "off")));
     // depth_func???
 
-    sh::Factory::getInstance()._ensureMaterial(name, "Default");
     return name;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.hpp b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.hpp
index 976a31ccd..5858aef39 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogrenifloader.hpp
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class MaterialControllerManager
 {
 public:
     ~MaterialControllerManager();
+
+    /// @attention if \a movable is an Entity, it needs to have *one* SubEntity
     Ogre::MaterialPtr getWritableMaterial (Ogre::MovableObject* movable);
 
 private:
diff --git a/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp b/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp
index 7d52266b5..15c859958 100644
--- a/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp
+++ b/extern/shiny/Main/Factory.hpp
@@ -259,9 +259,8 @@ namespace sh
 		Platform* mPlatform;
 
 		MaterialInstance* findInstance (const std::string& name);
-    public:
-		MaterialInstance* searchInstance (const std::string& name);
     private:
+		MaterialInstance* searchInstance (const std::string& name);
 		/// @return was anything removed?
 		bool removeCache (const std::string& pattern);