diff --git a/include/openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h b/include/openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h
index e9d6c5fb48..3bd089318d 100644
--- a/include/openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h
+++ b/include/openspace/rendering/screenspacerenderable.h
@@ -44,15 +44,9 @@ public:
 	virtual void update() = 0;
 	virtual bool isReady() const = 0;
 	bool isEnabled() const;
-	void x(float d){ 
+	void move(glm::vec3 v){ 
 		glm::vec3 pos = _position.value();
-		pos.x += d;
-		_position.set(pos);
-
-	};
-	void y(float d){
-		glm::vec3 pos = _position.value();
-		pos.y += d;
+		pos += v;
 		_position.set(pos);
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/interaction/mousecontroller.cpp b/src/interaction/mousecontroller.cpp
index ef26f6e6a0..aba1ba0b85 100644
--- a/src/interaction/mousecontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/interaction/mousecontroller.cpp
@@ -230,18 +230,25 @@ void OrbitalMouseController::update(const double& dt){
 			static_cast<float>(_middleMouseButtonDown) * static_cast<float>(dt) * _currentCursorDiff[MouseButtons::ButtonMiddle].x * interactionSpeed  * (rollInvert ? -1.f : 1.f),
 			static_cast<float>(_rightMouseButtonDown) * static_cast<float>(dt)  * _currentCursorDiff[MouseButtons::ButtonRight].y * _navigationSpeed);
 	//}
-	if(_middleMouseButtonDown ){
-		if(_leftMouseButtonDown ){
-			OsEng.renderEngine().ssr->x(-static_cast<float>(dt));
-		} else if(_rightMouseButtonDown){
-			OsEng.renderEngine().ssr->x(static_cast<float>(dt));
+	glm::vec3 v(0.0);
+	if(!_middleMouseButtonDown ){
+		if(_leftMouseButtonDown && !_rightMouseButtonDown ){
+			v.x = static_cast<float>(dt);
+		} else if(!_leftMouseButtonDown && _rightMouseButtonDown ){
+			v.y = static_cast<float>(dt);
+		}else if(_leftMouseButtonDown && _rightMouseButtonDown ){
+			v.z = static_cast<float>(dt);
 		}
+		OsEng.renderEngine().ssr->move(v);
 	} else {
-		if(_leftMouseButtonDown ){
-			OsEng.renderEngine().ssr->y(-static_cast<float>(dt));
-		} else if(_rightMouseButtonDown){
-			OsEng.renderEngine().ssr->y(static_cast<float>(dt));
+		if(_leftMouseButtonDown && !_rightMouseButtonDown ){
+			v.x = -static_cast<float>(dt);
+		} else if(!_leftMouseButtonDown && _rightMouseButtonDown ){
+			v.y = -static_cast<float>(dt);
+		}else if(_leftMouseButtonDown && _rightMouseButtonDown ){
+			v.z = -static_cast<float>(dt);
 		}
+		OsEng.renderEngine().ssr->move(v);
 	}
 //	if (_leftMouseButtonDown){
 //		_handler->orbit(static_cast<float>(dt)* _currentCursorDiff[MouseButtons::ButtonLeft].x * _rotationSpeed, static_cast<float>(dt)* _currentCursorDiff[MouseButtons::ButtonLeft].y * _rotationSpeed, 0.f);
diff --git a/src/rendering/screenspacerenderable.cpp b/src/rendering/screenspacerenderable.cpp
index c749c0447c..e9c1544c1d 100644
--- a/src/rendering/screenspacerenderable.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/screenspacerenderable.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 namespace openspace {
 	ScreenSpaceRenderable::ScreenSpaceRenderable(std::string texturePath)
 		: _enabled("enabled", "Is Enabled", true)
-		, _flatScreen("flatScreen", "Flat Screen", true)
+		, _flatScreen("flatScreen", "Flat Screen", false)
 		, _position("position", "Position", glm::vec3(0,0,-2),glm::vec3(-2,-2, -1),glm::vec3(2, 2, 0))
 		, _scale("scale", "Scale" , 0.5, 0, 1)
 		, _texturePath("texturePath", "Texture path", texturePath)