diff --git a/libs/models/model.c b/libs/models/model.c
index f41570c5c..74f60a12d 100644
--- a/libs/models/model.c
+++ b/libs/models/model.c
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ Mod_RealLoadModel (model_t *mod, qboolean crash, cache_allocator_t allocator)
 	}
 
 	if (strequal (mod->name, "progs/player.mdl")) {
-		mod->min_light = 8;
+		mod->min_light = 0.04;
 	} else if (strnequal (mod->name, "progs/v_", 8)) {
-		mod->min_light = 24;
+		mod->min_light = 0.12;
 	} else {
-		mod->min_light = 0;
+		mod->min_light = 0.0;
 	}
 
 	// call the apropriate loader
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_mod_alias.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_mod_alias.c
index cfa33070d..a23b3e9dc 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_mod_alias.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_mod_alias.c
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ R_DrawAliasModel (entity_t *e)
 	radius = model->radius;
 	if (e->scale != 1.0)
 		radius *= e->scale;
-
 	if (R_CullSphere (e->origin, radius))
 		return;
 
@@ -561,8 +560,8 @@ R_DrawAliasModel (entity_t *e)
 		}
 		// always give the gun some light
 		shade = max (shadecolor[0], max (shadecolor[1], shadecolor[2]));
-		minshade = model->min_light / 200.0;
-		if (e == r_view_model && shade < minshade) {
+		minshade = model->min_light;
+		if (shade < minshade) {
 			shadecolor[0] += minshade - shade;
 			shadecolor[1] += minshade - shade;
 			shadecolor[2] += minshade - shade;