diff --git a/src/Objects/newmat.cxx b/src/Objects/newmat.cxx
index dab03e1eb..9d11efa97 100644
--- a/src/Objects/newmat.cxx
+++ b/src/Objects/newmat.cxx
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ FGNewMat::read_properties (const SGPropertyNode * props)
   wrapu = props->getBoolValue("wrapu", true);
   wrapv = props->getBoolValue("wrapv", true);
   mipmap = props->getBoolValue("mipmap", true);
-  light_coverage = props->getDoubleValue("light-coverage");
+  light_coverage = props->getDoubleValue("light-coverage", 0.0);
 
   ambient[0] = props->getDoubleValue("ambient/r", 0.0);
   ambient[1] = props->getDoubleValue("ambient/g", 0.0);
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ FGNewMat::init ()
   wrapu = true;
   wrapv = true;
   mipmap = true;
+  light_coverage = 0.0;
   texture_loaded = false;
   refcount = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
diff --git a/src/Objects/obj.cxx b/src/Objects/obj.cxx
index 5ad88014a..dba84040c 100644
--- a/src/Objects/obj.cxx
+++ b/src/Objects/obj.cxx
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@ bool fgBinObjLoad( const string& path, const bool is_base,
 	    material = tmp_mat;
 	}
 	vertex_index = pts_v[i];
+	normal_index = pts_n[i];
 	tex_index.clear();
 	ssgLeaf *leaf = gen_leaf( path, GL_POINTS, material,
 				  nodes, normals, texcoords,