diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7058113..df2af7a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ examples: $(LIBNAME)
 .PHONY: examples
 
 clean:
-	rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/* bin/*
+	rm -rf $(OBJDIR)/*
+	$(MAKE) clean -C $(EXAMPLEDIR)
 .PHONY: clean
diff --git a/src/mesh.cpp b/src/mesh.cpp
index 6fd68c2..7e6f14b 100644
--- a/src/mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 // forward declarations
 void assimpLogCB(const char* message, char* user);
-meMeshInfo* allocateMeshInfo(uint num_vertices, uint num_indices, bool has_normals, bool has_texture);
+meMeshInfo* allocateMeshInfo(uint num_vertices, uint num_indices);
 void freeMesh(meMeshInfo* mesh);
 inline glm::vec3 copyVector(aiVector3D v_in, glm::vec3& v_out);
 meMeshInfo* copyMeshInfo(const aiScene* scene, aiMesh* mesh);
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ assimpLogCB(const char* message, char* user)
 }
 
 meMeshInfo*
-allocateMeshInfo(uint num_vertices, uint num_indices, bool has_normals, bool has_texture)
+allocateMeshInfo(uint num_vertices, uint num_indices)
 {
 	meMeshInfo* mi = UTIL_ALLOC(1, meMeshInfo);
 	mi->model_transform = glm::mat4(1);
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ allocateMeshInfo(uint num_vertices, uint num_indices, bool has_normals, bool has
 	mi->vertices = UTIL_ALLOC(mi->num_vertices, glm::vec3);
 	mi->num_indices = num_indices;
 	mi->indices = UTIL_ALLOC(num_indices, uint);
-	if (has_normals) mi->normals = UTIL_ALLOC(mi->num_vertices, glm::vec3);
-	if (has_texture) mi->texture_coords = UTIL_ALLOC(mi->num_vertices, glm::vec3);
+	mi->normals = UTIL_ALLOC(mi->num_vertices, glm::vec3);
+	mi->texture_coords = UTIL_ALLOC(mi->num_vertices, glm::vec3);
 
 	return mi;
 }
@@ -169,21 +169,15 @@ loadDiffuseTexture(const aiScene* scene, aiMesh* mesh, meMeshInfo* mi)
 meMeshInfo*
 copyMeshInfo(const aiScene* scene, aiMesh* mesh)
 {
-	bool has_tex = mesh->HasTextureCoords(0);
-	bool has_normals = mesh->HasNormals();
-	meMeshInfo* mi = allocateMeshInfo(mesh->mNumVertices, mesh->mNumFaces * 3, has_normals, has_tex);
+	meMeshInfo* mi = allocateMeshInfo(mesh->mNumVertices, mesh->mNumFaces * 3);
 
 	// copy vertices, normals, and texture coords
 	for (uint i = 0; i < mi->num_vertices; i++) {
 		copyVector(mesh->mVertices[i], mi->vertices[i]);
-
-		if (has_normals)
-			copyVector(mesh->mNormals[i], mi->normals[i]);
-
-		if (has_tex) {
-			mi->texture_coords[i].x = mesh->mTextureCoords[0][i].x;
-			mi->texture_coords[i].y = mesh->mTextureCoords[0][i].y;
-		}
+		copyVector(mesh->mNormals[i], mi->normals[i]);
+		mi->texture_coords[i].x = mesh->mTextureCoords[0][i].x;
+		mi->texture_coords[i].y = mesh->mTextureCoords[0][i].y;
+		mi->texture_coords[i].z = 0;
 	}
 
 	// copy indices
diff --git a/src/render_object.cpp b/src/render_object.cpp
index dcaef6f..6fd66bb 100644
--- a/src/render_object.cpp
+++ b/src/render_object.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ roDraw(render_object& ro,
 	// TODO: could pass in a stride parameter here to enableGLFloatBuffer()
 	// 	could then use a 2d buffer for uv coords
 	enableGLFloatBuffer(ro.uv_buffer_id, 2);
+	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, ro.tex_id);
+	glUniform1i(shader.sampler_id, 0);
 
 	glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, ro.index_buffer_id);
 	glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, ro.index_buffer_count, GL_UNSIGNED_INT, 0);