diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index f2d2e2c008..a80f083b58 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         mRendering = new MWRender::RenderingManager(renderer, resDir, cacheDir, mPhysEngine);
 
+        mPhysEngine->setSceneManager(renderer.getScene());
+
         mWeatherManager = new MWWorld::WeatherManager(mRendering);
 
         int idx = 0;
@@ -892,6 +894,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             Ogre::Vector3 vec = mPhysics->move(player->first, player->second, duration, !isSwimming(player->first));
             moveObjectImp(player->first, vec.x, vec.y, vec.z);
         }
+        // the only purpose this has currently is to update the debug drawer
+        mPhysEngine->stepSimulation (duration);
     }
 
     bool World::toggleCollisionMode()
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/BtOgreExtras.h b/libs/openengine/bullet/BtOgreExtras.h
index 423924eda8..b20a3ff984 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/BtOgreExtras.h
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/BtOgreExtras.h
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public:
 
         mLineDrawer->setMaterial("BtOgre/DebugLines");
 
-        mLineDrawer->setVisibilityFlags (1024);
+        //mLineDrawer->setVisibilityFlags (1024);
     }
 
     ~DebugDrawer()
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
index 7ffe071895..220ba5d515 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp
@@ -191,10 +191,7 @@ namespace Physic
     {
         if(!isDebugCreated)
         {
-            Ogre::SceneManagerEnumerator::SceneManagerIterator iter = Ogre::Root::getSingleton().getSceneManagerIterator();
-            iter.begin();
-            Ogre::SceneManager* scn = iter.getNext();
-            Ogre::SceneNode* node = scn->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode();
+            Ogre::SceneNode* node = mSceneMgr->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode();
             node->pitch(Ogre::Degree(-90));
             mDebugDrawer = new BtOgre::DebugDrawer(node, dynamicsWorld);
             dynamicsWorld->setDebugDrawer(mDebugDrawer);
@@ -219,6 +216,11 @@ namespace Physic
         return mDebugActive;
     }
 
+    void PhysicEngine::setSceneManager(Ogre::SceneManager* sceneMgr)
+    {
+        mSceneMgr = sceneMgr;
+    }
+
     PhysicEngine::~PhysicEngine()
     {
         HeightFieldContainer::iterator hf_it = mHeightFieldMap.begin();
@@ -471,7 +473,8 @@ namespace Physic
 
     void PhysicEngine::stepSimulation(double deltaT)
     {
-        dynamicsWorld->stepSimulation(deltaT,10, 1/60.0);
+        // This isn't needed as there are no dynamic objects at this point
+        //dynamicsWorld->stepSimulation(deltaT,10, 1/60.0);
         if(isDebugCreated)
         {
             mDebugDrawer->step();
@@ -494,7 +497,6 @@ namespace Physic
 
     void PhysicEngine::removeCharacter(const std::string &name)
     {
-        //std::cout << "remove";
         PhysicActorContainer::iterator it = PhysicActorMap.find(name);
         if (it != PhysicActorMap.end() )
         {
diff --git a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
index 1a28023a90..559bf032ec 100644
--- a/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
+++ b/libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ namespace BtOgre
     class DebugDrawer;
 }
 
+namespace Ogre
+{
+    class SceneManager;
+}
+
 namespace MWWorld
 {
     class World;
@@ -269,6 +274,8 @@ namespace Physic
 
         void getObjectAABB(const std::string &mesh, float scale, btVector3 &min, btVector3 &max);
 
+        void setSceneManager(Ogre::SceneManager* sceneMgr);
+
         /**
          * Return the closest object hit by a ray. If there are no objects, it will return ("",-1).
          */
@@ -305,6 +312,8 @@ namespace Physic
         typedef std::map<std::string, PhysicActor*>  PhysicActorContainer;
         PhysicActorContainer PhysicActorMap;
 
+        Ogre::SceneManager* mSceneMgr;
+
         //debug rendering
         BtOgre::DebugDrawer* mDebugDrawer;
         bool isDebugCreated;