diff --git a/main/Scene.cc b/main/Scene.cc
index 417cb10..330daca 100644
--- a/main/Scene.cc
+++ b/main/Scene.cc
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ void Scene::renderPixel(int x, int y, unsigned char * pixel)
     }
 
     /* take the average of all the samples as the final pixel value */
-    if (finalColor.r > 1.0 || finalColor.g > 1.0 || finalColor.b > 1.0)
-        cerr << "Error: " << finalColor << endl;
     pixel[BMP_RED] = (unsigned char)
         (0xFF * finalColor.r / m_multisample_level_squared);
     pixel[BMP_GREEN] = (unsigned char)
diff --git a/util/Vector.cc b/util/Vector.cc
index bbdde16..d970dc0 100644
--- a/util/Vector.cc
+++ b/util/Vector.cc
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Vector Vector::reflect(const Vector & target) const
 {
     Vector projected = proj(target);
     Vector me_to_proj = projected - (*this);
-    return projected + me_to_proj * 2.0;
+    return (*this) + me_to_proj * 2.0;
 }
 
 std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream & out, const Vector & v)