diff --git a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
index a7483688444ee145038afd4b17be4d8aa2bfba36..f1c1648b498f16fdbaf14fd573e487c817a3a3f0 100644
--- a/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/pulsaranimationwidget.cpp
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ void PulsarAnimationWidget::initializeGL()
     GLfloat LightAmbient[] = {0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 1.0};
     GLfloat LightDiffuse[] = {1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0};
     GLfloat LightSpecular[] = {1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0};
-    GLfloat LightPosition[] = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0};
-    GLfloat spot_direction[] = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0};
+    GLfloat LightPosition[] = {0.0, 0.0, 3.0, 1.0};
+    GLfloat spot_direction[] = {0.0, 0.0, -1.0};
 
     glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_AMBIENT, LightAmbient);
     glLightfv(GL_LIGHT0, GL_DIFFUSE, LightDiffuse);