diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/alchemicalWizardry/common/renderer/block/RenderWritingTable.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/alchemicalWizardry/common/renderer/block/RenderWritingTable.java
index 69920b1a..dec51680 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/alchemicalWizardry/common/renderer/block/RenderWritingTable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/alchemicalWizardry/common/renderer/block/RenderWritingTable.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package WayofTime.alchemicalWizardry.common.renderer.block;
 import WayofTime.alchemicalWizardry.common.renderer.model.ModelWritingTable;
 import WayofTime.alchemicalWizardry.common.tileEntity.TEWritingTable;
 import cpw.mods.fml.client.FMLClientHandler;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.RenderItem;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.RenderManager;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntitySpecialRenderer;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraft.util.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
+
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
 public class RenderWritingTable extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ public class RenderWritingTable extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer
                 if (tileAltar.getStackInSlot(i) != null)
                 {
                     float scaleFactor = getGhostItemScaleFactor(tileAltar.getStackInSlot(i));
-                    float rotationAngle = (float) (720.0 * (System.currentTimeMillis() & 0x3FFFL) / 0x3FFFL);
+                    float rotationAngle = Minecraft.getMinecraft().gameSettings.fancyGraphics ? (float) (720.0 * (System.currentTimeMillis() & 0x3FFFL) / 0x3FFFL) : 0;
                     EntityItem ghostEntityItem = new EntityItem(tileAltar.getWorldObj());
                     ghostEntityItem.hoverStart = 0.0F;
                     ghostEntityItem.setEntityItemStack(tileAltar.getStackInSlot(i));
diff --git a/src/main/java/WayofTime/alchemicalWizardry/common/renderer/block/TEAltarRenderer.java b/src/main/java/WayofTime/alchemicalWizardry/common/renderer/block/TEAltarRenderer.java
index 1a0dfc88..054e1201 100644
--- a/src/main/java/WayofTime/alchemicalWizardry/common/renderer/block/TEAltarRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/WayofTime/alchemicalWizardry/common/renderer/block/TEAltarRenderer.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package WayofTime.alchemicalWizardry.common.renderer.block;
 
-import WayofTime.alchemicalWizardry.common.renderer.model.ModelBloodAltar;
-import WayofTime.alchemicalWizardry.common.tileEntity.TEAltar;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.RenderItem;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.RenderManager;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.tileentity.TileEntitySpecialRenderer;
@@ -10,8 +9,12 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
+
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
+import WayofTime.alchemicalWizardry.common.renderer.model.ModelBloodAltar;
+import WayofTime.alchemicalWizardry.common.tileEntity.TEAltar;
+
 public class TEAltarRenderer extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer
 {
     private ModelBloodAltar modelBloodAltar = new ModelBloodAltar();
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ public class TEAltarRenderer extends TileEntitySpecialRenderer
             if (tileAltar.getStackInSlot(0) != null)
             {
                 float scaleFactor = getGhostItemScaleFactor(tileAltar.getStackInSlot(0));
-                float rotationAngle = (float) (720.0 * (System.currentTimeMillis() & 0x3FFFL) / 0x3FFFL);
+                float rotationAngle = Minecraft.getMinecraft().gameSettings.fancyGraphics ? (float) (720.0 * (System.currentTimeMillis() & 0x3FFFL) / 0x3FFFL) : 0;
                 EntityItem ghostEntityItem = new EntityItem(tileAltar.getWorldObj());
                 ghostEntityItem.hoverStart = 0.0F;
                 ghostEntityItem.setEntityItemStack(tileAltar.getStackInSlot(0));