diff --git a/WFObj.cc b/WFObj.cc
index 3777c09..c2a5ff5 100644
--- a/WFObj.cc
+++ b/WFObj.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 #define WHITESPACE " \n\r\t\v"
-#define DEBUGGL
+//#define DEBUGGL
 
 /****** static functions ******/
 
@@ -376,24 +376,6 @@ bool WFMtl::load(const string & filename, WFObj::loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture)
 		processInputLine(input);
 	}
 
-	/* DEBUG */
-	map<string, vector< vector<string> > >::iterator it = m_data.begin();
-	while (it != m_data.end())
-	{
-		cout << "Material '" << it->first << "':" << endl;
-		for (int i = 0; i < it->second.size(); i++)
-		{
-			cout << "  ";
-			for (int j = 0; j < it->second[i].size(); j++)
-			{
-				cout << '\'' << it->second[i][j] << "' ";
-			}
-			cout << endl;
-		}
-		it++;
-	}
-	/* END DEBUG */
-
 	ifs.close();
 	m_loadTexture = loadTexture;
 	m_fileName = filename;
@@ -490,6 +472,21 @@ void WFMtl::renderBegin(const string & mtlname)
 				didSomething = true;
 			}
 		}
+		else if (type == "Ns")			/* set shininess */
+		{
+			if (stmts[i].size() == 2)
+			{
+				pushAttributes();
+				GLfloat shininess = 0.0f;
+                sscanf(stmts[i][1].c_str(), "%f", &shininess);
+#ifdef DEBUGGL
+				cout << " glMaterialf(GL_FRONT, GL_SHININESS, "
+				     << shininess << ")" << endl;
+#endif
+				glMaterialf(GL_FRONT, GL_SHININESS, shininess);
+				didSomething = true;
+			}
+		}
 		else if (type == "map_Kd")		/* load a diffuse texture */
 		{
 			/* TODO: figure out how i want to load the texture */