diff --git a/data/glest_game b/data/glest_game
index 929c6bac3..f674bb746 160000
--- a/data/glest_game
+++ b/data/glest_game
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 929c6bac3c2654aa549aaecd589cdc15a0abdd61
+Subproject commit f674bb7461ea1ada93c96a7c3167daa4d2dc1ef3
diff --git a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
index 40bcdd354..4978afeac 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/game/game.cpp
@@ -5286,16 +5286,16 @@ void Game::render3d(){
 	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugPerformance).enabled && chrono.getMillis() > 0) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugPerformance,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] renderFps = %d took msecs: %lld [renderUnits]\n",extractFileFromDirectoryPath(__FILE__).c_str(),__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,renderFps,chrono.getMillis());
 	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugPerformance).enabled && chrono.getMillis() > 0) chrono.start();
 
-	//renderOnTopBars (aka Healthbars)
-	if(photoModeEnabled == false) {
-		renderer.renderHealthBars(healthbarMode);
-	}
-
 	//particles
 	renderer.renderParticleManager(rsGame);
 	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugPerformance).enabled && chrono.getMillis() > 0) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugPerformance,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] renderFps = %d took msecs: %lld [renderParticleManager]\n",extractFileFromDirectoryPath(__FILE__).c_str(),__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,renderFps,chrono.getMillis());
 	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugPerformance).enabled && chrono.getMillis() > 0) chrono.start();
 
+	//renderOnTopBars (aka Healthbars)
+	if(photoModeEnabled == false) {
+		renderer.renderHealthBars(healthbarMode);
+	}
+
 	//mouse 3d
 	renderer.renderMouse3d();
 	if(SystemFlags::getSystemSettingType(SystemFlags::debugPerformance).enabled && chrono.getMillis() > 0) SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugPerformance,"In [%s::%s Line: %d] renderFps = %d took msecs: %lld [renderMouse3d]\n",extractFileFromDirectoryPath(__FILE__).c_str(),__FUNCTION__,__LINE__,renderFps,chrono.getMillis());
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/particle_renderer_gl.cpp b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/particle_renderer_gl.cpp
index c3c41f0e9..981bff660 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/particle_renderer_gl.cpp
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/graphics/gl/particle_renderer_gl.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ void ParticleRendererGl::renderManager(ParticleManager *pm, ModelRenderer *mr){
 	pm->render(this, mr);
 	rendering= false;
 
+	// blend mode back to normal
+	glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+
 	//pop state
 	glPopClientAttrib();
 	glPopAttrib();