diff --git a/include/resources/mesh.hpp b/include/resources/mesh.hpp
index 1f7a06c..e82c68f 100644
--- a/include/resources/mesh.hpp
+++ b/include/resources/mesh.hpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ public:
 	Mesh(GFXDevice* gfx, const std::vector<Vertex>& vertices)
 		: m_gfx(gfx)
 	{
-		m_count = vertices.size();
-
 		m_vb = m_gfx->createBuffer(gfx::BufferType::VERTEX, vertices.size() * sizeof(Vertex), vertices.data());
 
 		std::vector<uint32_t> indices(m_count);
@@ -33,13 +31,15 @@ public:
 			indices[i] = i;
 		}
 		m_ib = m_gfx->createBuffer(gfx::BufferType::INDEX, indices.size() * sizeof(uint32_t), indices.data());
+
+		m_count = indices.size();
 	}
 	Mesh(GFXDevice* gfx, const std::vector<Vertex>& vertices, const std::vector<uint32_t>& indices)
 		: m_gfx(gfx)
 	{
-		m_count = vertices.size();
 		m_vb = m_gfx->createBuffer(gfx::BufferType::VERTEX, vertices.size() * sizeof(Vertex), vertices.data());
 		m_ib = m_gfx->createBuffer(gfx::BufferType::INDEX, indices.size() * sizeof(uint32_t), indices.data());
+		m_count = indices.size();
 	}
 	~Mesh()
 	{
diff --git a/src/systems/render.cpp b/src/systems/render.cpp
index eb36e03..dffacc4 100644
--- a/src/systems/render.cpp
+++ b/src/systems/render.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ namespace engine {
 
 		for (uint32_t entity : m_entities) {
 
+
 			auto t = m_scene->getComponent<TransformComponent>(entity);
 			auto r = m_scene->getComponent<RenderableComponent>(entity);
 
+			DEBUG("rendering mesh: {}, parent: {}", t->tag, t->parent);
+
 			gfx->updateUniformBuffer(r->material->getShader()->getPipeline(), &projMatrix, sizeof(projMatrix), 0);
 
 			struct {
diff --git a/test/src/game.cpp b/test/src/game.cpp
index 663b178..39f6076 100644
--- a/test/src/game.cpp
+++ b/test/src/game.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void playGame()
 	myScene->registerResourceManager<engine::resources::Texture>();
 
 	auto camera = myScene->createEntity("camera");
-	myScene->addComponent<CameraControllerComponent>(camera);
+	myScene->addComponent<CameraControllerComponent>(camera)->standingHeight = myScene->getComponent<engine::TransformComponent>(camera)->position.y = 2.0f;
 	myScene->getSystem<engine::RenderSystem>()->setCameraEntity(camera);
 
 	engine::resources::Shader::VertexParams vertParams{};
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void playGame()
 	auto keepTexture = myScene->addResource<engine::resources::Texture>("whiteTexture", std::move(whiteTexture));
 	auto keepShader = myScene->addResource<engine::resources::Shader>("theShader", std::move(theShader));
 
-	engine::util::loadMeshFromFile(myScene, app.getResourcePath("models/lego/lego.dae"));
+	engine::util::loadMeshFromFile(myScene, app.getResourcePath("models/astronaut/astronaut.dae"));
 
 	app.gameLoop();