diff --git a/src/codechicken/lib/render/CCRenderPipeline.java b/src/codechicken/lib/render/CCRenderPipeline.java
index b25141e..915cfc5 100644
--- a/src/codechicken/lib/render/CCRenderPipeline.java
+++ b/src/codechicken/lib/render/CCRenderPipeline.java
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ public class CCRenderPipeline
 
         if(CCRenderState.useNormals)
             addAttribute(CCRenderState.normalAttrib);
-        if(CCRenderState.baseColour != -1 || CCRenderState.alphaOverride >= 0)
+        if(CCRenderState.hasColour)
             addAttribute(CCRenderState.colourAttrib);
-        else if(CCRenderState.hasColour)
-            CCRenderState.setColour(-1);
 
         for(int i = 0; i < ops.size(); i++) {
             IVertexOperation op = ops.get(i);
diff --git a/src/codechicken/lib/render/CCRenderState.java b/src/codechicken/lib/render/CCRenderState.java
index 55a37c8..2c52fde 100644
--- a/src/codechicken/lib/render/CCRenderState.java
+++ b/src/codechicken/lib/render/CCRenderState.java
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ public class CCRenderState
     public static void reset() {
         model = null;
         pipeline.reset();
-        hasNormal = hasColour = hasBrightness = false;
+        hasNormal = hasBrightness = false;
+        hasColour = true;
         baseColour = alphaOverride = -1;
     }