diff --git a/res/shaders/simple.frag b/res/shaders/simple.frag
index 6196a8c..0bb5f4d 100644
--- a/res/shaders/simple.frag
+++ b/res/shaders/simple.frag
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void main()
 
         float shadow = 1.0;
         // skip ball's own light (index 2) to avoid self-shadowing the whole scene
-        if (i != 2 && inShadowCone) {
+        if (inShadowCone) {
             if (perpDist <= hardRadius) {
                 shadow = 0.0;
             } else if (perpDist < softRadius) {
diff --git a/src/gamelogic.cpp b/src/gamelogic.cpp
index 8f009e0..be5d5c7 100644
--- a/src/gamelogic.cpp
+++ b/src/gamelogic.cpp
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ void initGame(GLFWwindow* window, CommandLineOptions gameOptions) {
     auto* ballLight    = lightNodes[2];
 
     boxNode->children.push_back(ceilingLight);
-    ceilingLight->position = { 0, 10, 0 };
+    ceilingLight->position = { 0, 0, 5 };
 
-    padNode->children.push_back(padLight);
-    padLight->position = { 0, 10, 0 };
+    boxNode->children.push_back(padLight);
+    padLight->position = { -10, 0, 5 };
 
-    ballNode->children.push_back(ballLight);
-    ballLight->position = { 0, 0, 0 };
+    boxNode->children.push_back(ballLight);
+    ballLight->position = { 10, 0, 5 };
 
     getTimeDeltaSeconds();  // prime the timer