diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/ClientHelper.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/ClientHelper.java
index 2dacec78..c22f06dd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/ClientHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/ClientHelper.java
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public class ClientHelper extends ServerHelper
 	{
 		final PacketAssemblerAnimation paa = (PacketAssemblerAnimation) o;
 
-		final AssemblerFX fx = new AssemblerFX( Minecraft.getMinecraft().theWorld, posX, posY, posZ, 0.0D, 0.0D, 0.0D, paa.rate, paa.is );
+		final AssemblerFX fx = new AssemblerFX( worldObj, posX, posY, posZ, 0.0D, 0.0D, 0.0D, paa.rate, paa.is );
 		Minecraft.getMinecraft().effectRenderer.addEffect( fx );
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/entity/RenderFloatingItem.java b/src/main/java/appeng/entity/RenderFloatingItem.java
index 00f99f41..f05e633c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/entity/RenderFloatingItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/entity/RenderFloatingItem.java
@@ -51,10 +51,14 @@ public class RenderFloatingItem extends RenderEntityItem
 
 				if( !( efi.getEntityItem().getItem() instanceof ItemBlock ) )
 				{
-					GlStateManager.translate( 0, -0.15f, 0 );
+					GlStateManager.translate( 0, -0.3f, 0 );
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					GlStateManager.translate( 0, -0.2f, 0 );
 				}
 
-				super.doRender( efi, x, y, z, yaw, partialTick );
+				super.doRender( efi, x, y, z, yaw, 0 );
 				GlStateManager.popMatrix();
 			}
 		}