diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/pos/DhFrustumBounds.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/pos/DhFrustumBounds.java
index 77f28dbd7..6968551fb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/pos/DhFrustumBounds.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/pos/DhFrustumBounds.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.pos;
 
-import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.util.math.Mat4f;
 import org.joml.FrustumIntersection;
 import org.joml.Matrix4f;
 import org.joml.Matrix4fc;
@@ -36,9 +35,9 @@ public class DhFrustumBounds
 		Vector3f lodMin = new Vector3f(lodPosX, worldMinY, lodPosZ);
 		Vector3f lodMax = new Vector3f(lodPosX + lodSize, worldMaxY, lodPosZ + lodSize);
 		
-		//if (lodMax.x < this.boundsMin.x || lodMin.x > this.boundsMax.x) return false;
-		//if (lodMax.z < this.boundsMin.z || lodMin.z > this.boundsMax.z) return false;
-		//if (this.worldMaxY < this.boundsMin.y || this.worldMinY > this.boundsMax.y) return false;
+		if (lodMax.x < this.boundsMin.x || lodMin.x > this.boundsMax.x) return false;
+		if (lodMax.z < this.boundsMin.z || lodMin.z > this.boundsMax.z) return false;
+		if (this.worldMaxY < this.boundsMin.y || this.worldMinY > this.boundsMax.y) return false;
 		
 		return frustum.testAab(lodMin, lodMax);
 	}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/renderer/LodRenderer.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/renderer/LodRenderer.java
index 3455e3ba4..143f74582 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/renderer/LodRenderer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/renderer/LodRenderer.java
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ public class LodRenderer
 			
 			if (renderingFirstPass)
 			{
-				Vec3f viewDir = this.getLookVector();
+				Vec3f viewDir = MC_RENDER.getLookAtVector();
 				Vec3d viewPos = MC_RENDER.getCameraExactPosition();
 				
 				// TODO: find proper way to get view matrix, this breaks when perfectly up/down
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ public class LodRenderer
 					.setTransposed(projectionMatrix.getValuesAsArray())
 					.lookAlong(viewDir.x, viewDir.y, viewDir.z, 0f, 1f, 0f)
 					.translate(-(float)viewPos.x, -(float)viewPos.y, -(float)viewPos.z);
+
+				// TODO: will also need a diff matrix for iris shadow pass!
 				
 				this.bufferHandler.buildRenderListAndUpdateSections(clientLevelWrapper, matViewProjection, viewDir);