diff --git a/overviewer_core/src/iterate.c b/overviewer_core/src/iterate.c
index 6a77ccf..fbc3849 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/src/iterate.c
+++ b/overviewer_core/src/iterate.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ chunk_render(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
             for (state.z = 0; state.z < 128; state.z++) {
                 state.imgy -= 12;
 		
-		/* get blockid */
+                /* get blockid */
                 state.block = getArrayByte3D(blocks_py, state.x, state.y, state.z);
                 if (state.block == 0) {
                     continue;
@@ -430,14 +430,29 @@ chunk_render(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {
                 if (t != NULL && t != Py_None)
                 {
                     PyObject *src, *mask, *mask_light;
+                    int randx = 0, randy = 0;
                     src = PyTuple_GetItem(t, 0);
                     mask = PyTuple_GetItem(t, 1);
                     mask_light = PyTuple_GetItem(t, 2);
 
                     if (mask == Py_None)
                         mask = src;
+
+                    if (state.block == 31) {
+                        /* add a random offset to the postion of the tall grass to make it more wild */
+                        randx = rand() % 6 + 1 - 3;
+                        randy = rand() % 6 + 1 - 3;
+                        state.imgx += randx;
+                        state.imgy += randy;
+                    }
                     
                     rendermode->draw(rm_data, &state, src, mask, mask_light);
+                    
+                    if (state.block == 31) {
+                        /* undo the random offsets */
+                        state.imgx -= randx;
+                        state.imgy -= randy;
+                    }
                 }               
             }
             
diff --git a/overviewer_core/src/rendermode-normal.c b/overviewer_core/src/rendermode-normal.c
index c9f037a..cbc2d49 100644
--- a/overviewer_core/src/rendermode-normal.c
+++ b/overviewer_core/src/rendermode-normal.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ rendermode_normal_occluded(void *data, RenderState *state) {
 static void
 rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *mask, PyObject *mask_light) {
     RenderModeNormal *self = (RenderModeNormal *)data;
-    int offx = 0, offy = 0;
     unsigned char data_byte;
     
     /* first, check to see if we should use biome-compatible src, mask */
@@ -142,14 +141,8 @@ rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *
         }
     }
     
-    if (state->block == 31) {
-        /* add a random offset to the postion of the tall grass to make it more wild */
-        offx = rand() % 6 + 1 - 3;
-        offy = rand() % 6 + 1 - 3;
-    }
-    
     /* draw the block! */
-    alpha_over(state->img, src, mask, state->imgx + offx, state->imgy + offy, 0, 0);
+    alpha_over(state->img, src, mask, state->imgx, state->imgy, 0, 0);
     
     if (self->biome_data) {
         /* do the biome stuff! */
@@ -167,7 +160,7 @@ rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *
                 break;
             color = PySequence_GetItem(self->grasscolor, index);
             facemask = self->grass_texture;
-            alpha_over(state->img, self->grass_texture, self->grass_texture, state->imgx + offx, state->imgy + offy, 0, 0);
+            alpha_over(state->img, self->grass_texture, self->grass_texture, state->imgx, state->imgy, 0, 0);
             break;
         case 18:
             /* leaves */
@@ -196,7 +189,7 @@ rendermode_normal_draw(void *data, RenderState *state, PyObject *src, PyObject *
             b = PyInt_AsLong(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(color, 2));
             Py_DECREF(color);
 
-            tint_with_mask(state->img, r, g, b, 255, facemask, state->imgx + offx, state->imgy + offy, 0, 0);
+            tint_with_mask(state->img, r, g, b, 255, facemask, state->imgx, state->imgy, 0, 0);
         }
     }