diff --git a/ext/ghoul b/ext/ghoul
index e39984d41d..49a2ef9adc 160000
--- a/ext/ghoul
+++ b/ext/ghoul
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e39984d41d6108b9fe38b50202972ac7c6cb7435
+Subproject commit 49a2ef9adcf469019cd0598c742e38be007d379c
diff --git a/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.cpp b/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.cpp
index 7a676d9b10..da562905eb 100644
--- a/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.cpp
+++ b/modules/base/rendering/renderablestars.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ bool RenderableStars::initialize() {
 		"${MODULE_BASE}/shaders/star_vs.glsl",
 		"${MODULE_BASE}/shaders/star_fs.glsl",
 		"${MODULE_BASE}/shaders/star_ge.glsl");
+    
 	if (!_program)
 		return false;
 	completeSuccess &= loadData();
diff --git a/shaders/PowerScaling/powerScalingMath.hglsl b/shaders/PowerScaling/powerScalingMath.hglsl
index 583ff34f36..0e2e9e1a5e 100644
--- a/shaders/PowerScaling/powerScalingMath.hglsl
+++ b/shaders/PowerScaling/powerScalingMath.hglsl
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ vec4 z_normalization(vec4 v_in) {
 	return v_out;
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
index 80db9dceb8..c6685206e8 100644
--- a/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/openspaceengine.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ bool OpenSpaceEngine::create(
 	_engine->_console->initialize();
 
 	// Register the provided shader directories
-	ghoul::opengl::ShaderPreprocessor::addIncludePath("${SHADERS}");
+	ghoul::opengl::ShaderPreprocessor::addIncludePath(absPath("${SHADERS}"));
 
 	_engine->_syncBuffer = new SyncBuffer(1024);
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
index f5b66df4e9..3cdd9e5971 100644
--- a/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/renderengine.cpp
@@ -656,8 +656,6 @@ void RenderEngine::render(const glm::mat4 &projectionMatrix, const glm::mat4 &vi
                         alpha = (p <= 0.f) ? 0.f : pow(p, 0.3f);
                     }
                     
-                    alpha = 1.f;
-
                     // Since all log entries are ordered, once one exceeds alpha, all have
                     if (alpha <= 0.0)
                         break;