diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/render/LodRender.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/render/LodRender.java
index ddf7d1481..3d2ce9c0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/render/LodRender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/render/LodRender.java
@@ -511,10 +511,14 @@ public class LodRender
 	{
 		float sunBrightness = lodDimension.dimension.hasSkyLight() ? mc.world.getSunBrightness(partialTicks) : 0.2f;
 		float gammaMultiplyer = (float)mc.gameSettings.gamma - 0.5f;
-		float lightStrength = sunBrightness - 0.4f + (gammaMultiplyer * 0.2f);
+		float lightStrength = ((sunBrightness / 2f) - 0.2f) + (gammaMultiplyer * 0.2f);
 		
 		float lightAmbient[] = {lightStrength, lightStrength, lightStrength, 1.0f};
 		
+		// can be used for debugging
+//		if (partialTicks < 0.005)
+//			ClientProxy.LOGGER.debug(lightStrength);
+		
 		ByteBuffer temp = ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(16);
 		temp.order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder());
 		GL11.glLightfv(LOD_GL_LIGHT_NUMBER, GL11.GL_AMBIENT, (FloatBuffer) temp.asFloatBuffer().put(lightAmbient).flip());