diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/EntityRenderers/ItemRenderer.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/EntityRenderers/ItemRenderer.cpp
index b93ac4d4a..4a9cd4096 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/EntityRenderers/ItemRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/EntityRenderers/ItemRenderer.cpp
@@ -342,9 +342,11 @@ void ItemRenderer::renderGuiItem(Font *font, Textures *textures, std::shared_ptr
         Tile *tile = Tile::tiles[itemId];
         glPushMatrix();
 		// 4J - original code left here for reference
-#if 0
+		// 4jcraft: re-enable said original code to fix hotbar block rendering
+#if 1
 		glTranslatef((float)(x), (float)(y), 0.0f);
-		glScalef(fScale, fScale, fScale);
+		//glScalef(fScale, fScale, fScale);
+		glScalef(fScaleX, fScaleY, 1.0f); // 4jcraft: tweaked to use the new variables
 		glTranslatef(-2.0f,3.0f, -3.0f + blitOffset);
 		glScalef(10.0f, 10.0f, 10.0f);
         glTranslatef(1.0f, 0.5f, 8.0f);
diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/GameRenderer.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/GameRenderer.cpp
index 4c9ce3b21..b3e5d437f 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/GameRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Rendering/GameRenderer.cpp
@@ -1763,7 +1763,8 @@ void GameRenderer::renderSnowAndRain(float a)
                     t->color(br, br, br, ((1 - dd * dd) * 0.5f + 0.5f) * rainLevel);
                     t->vertexUV(x - xa + 0.5, yy0, z - za + 0.5, 0 * s, yy0 * s / 4.0f + ra * s);
                     t->vertexUV(x + xa + 0.5, yy0, z + za + 0.5, 1 * s, yy0 * s / 4.0f + ra * s);
-					t->color(br, br, br, 0.0f);														// 4J - added to soften the top visible edge of the rain
+					// 4jcraft: this color call made rain invisible
+					// t->color(br, br, br, 0.0f);														// 4J - added to soften the top visible edge of the rain
                     t->vertexUV(x + xa + 0.5, yy1, z + za + 0.5, 1 * s, yy1 * s / 4.0f + ra * s);
 					t->vertexUV(x - xa + 0.5, yy1, z - za + 0.5, 0 * s, yy1 * s / 4.0f + ra * s);
 #endif