diff --git a/src/controls/VoxelPainterControls.js b/src/controls/VoxelPainterControls.js
index 93f6265a..2f24dfb4 100644
--- a/src/controls/VoxelPainterControls.js
+++ b/src/controls/VoxelPainterControls.js
@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@ class VoxelPainterControls {
   storeViewInStateTime = Date.now();
   prevTime = Date.now();
   offset = new Vector3();
+  direction = new Vector3();
   velocity = new Vector3();
   vec = new Vector3();
-  // force full update next tick
-  forceNextUpdate = true;
+  // forcing next update
+  forceNextUpdate = false;
 
   constructor(renderer, camera, target, domElement, store) {
     this.renderer = renderer;
@@ -178,12 +179,10 @@ class VoxelPainterControls {
 
   rotateLeft(angle) {
     this.sphericalDelta.theta -= angle;
-    this.forceNextUpdate = true;
   }
 
   rotateUp(angle) {
     this.sphericalDelta.phi -= angle;
-    this.forceNextUpdate = true;
   }
 
   // deltaX and deltaY are in pixels; right and down are positive
@@ -212,7 +211,6 @@ class VoxelPainterControls {
     }
     v.multiplyScalar(distance);
     this.panOffset.add(v);
-    this.forceNextUpdate = true;
   }
 
   //
@@ -385,7 +383,6 @@ class VoxelPainterControls {
     dollyDelta.set(0, (dollyEnd.y / dollyStart.y) ** zoomSpeed);
     this.scale /= dollyDelta.y;
     dollyStart.copy(dollyEnd);
-    this.forceNextUpdate = true;
   }
 
   handleTouchMoveDollyPan(event) {
@@ -617,20 +614,23 @@ class VoxelPainterControls {
       return false;
     }
     this.forceNextUpdate = false;
+
+    const delta = (time - this.prevTime) / 1000.0;
     this.prevTime = time;
 
     const {
       camera,
+      target,
+      velocity,
+      direction,
+      offset,
+      vec,
+      spherical,
       panOffset,
+      sphericalDelta,
     } = this;
 
     if (isMoving) {
-      const {
-        velocity,
-        vec,
-      } = this;
-      const delta = (time - this.prevTime) / 1000.0;
-
       velocity.set(-moveU, moveW, moveV)
         .normalize()
         .multiplyScalar(1000.0 * delta);
@@ -645,13 +645,6 @@ class VoxelPainterControls {
       panOffset.add(vec);
     }
 
-    const {
-      target,
-      offset,
-      spherical,
-      sphericalDelta,
-    } = this;
-
     offset.copy(camera.position).sub(target);
 
     // rotate offset to "y-axis-is-up" space
@@ -689,13 +682,23 @@ class VoxelPainterControls {
       panOffset.set(0, 0, 0);
     }
     target.add(panOffset);
+    /*
+    if (scope.target.y < 10.0) {
+      scope.target.y = 10.0;
+    }
+    */
 
     // clamp to boundaries
     const bound = state.canvas.canvasSize / 2;
-    target.clamp(
-      { x: -bound, y: 0, z: -bound },
-      { x: bound, y: THREE_CANVAS_HEIGHT, z: bound },
-    );
+    target.clamp({
+      x: -bound,
+      y: 0,
+      z: -bound,
+    }, {
+      x: bound,
+      y: THREE_CANVAS_HEIGHT,
+      z: bound,
+    });
 
     offset.setFromSpherical(spherical);