diff --git a/src/render/opengl/shaders/atmosphere.frag b/src/render/opengl/shaders/atmosphere.frag
index f486dda..730e271 100644
--- a/src/render/opengl/shaders/atmosphere.frag
+++ b/src/render/opengl/shaders/atmosphere.frag
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const float HM = 1.2;
 const vec3 betaMSca = vec3(4e-3);
 const vec3 betaMEx = vec3(4e-3 / 0.9);
 const float mieG = 0.8;
+const float WORKAROUND_OFFSET = 0.2;
 const float SPHERE_SIZE = 20000.0;
 const float WORLD_SCALING = 0.05;
 const float SUN_DISTANCE = 149597870.0;
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ vec3 _getInscatterColor(inout vec3 x, inout float t, vec3 v, vec3 s, out float r
 
 vec4 applyAerialPerspective(vec4 base)
 {
-    vec3 x = vec3(0.0, Rg + cameraLocation.y * WORLD_SCALING, 0.0);
+    vec3 x = vec3(0.0, Rg + WORKAROUND_OFFSET + cameraLocation.y * WORLD_SCALING, 0.0);
     vec3 v = normalize(unprojected - cameraLocation);
     vec3 s = normalize(sunDirection * SUN_DISTANCE_SCALED - x);
 
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ vec4 applyLighting(vec3 location, vec3 normal, vec4 color, float shininess)
     float material_hardness = 0.3;
     float material_reflection = 1.0;
 
-    float r0 = Rg + location.y * WORLD_SCALING;
+    float r0 = Rg + WORKAROUND_OFFSET + location.y * WORLD_SCALING;
     vec3 sun_position = sunDirection * SUN_DISTANCE;
     float muS = dot(vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0), normalize(sun_position - vec3(0.0, r0, 0.0)));
 
diff --git a/src/render/software/AtmosphereModelBruneton.cpp b/src/render/software/AtmosphereModelBruneton.cpp
index 47159be..fa1eb81 100644
--- a/src/render/software/AtmosphereModelBruneton.cpp
+++ b/src/render/software/AtmosphereModelBruneton.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define SUN_DISTANCE_SCALED (SUN_DISTANCE / WORLD_SCALING)
 #define SUN_RADIUS 6.955e5
 #define SUN_RADIUS_SCALED (SUN_RADIUS / WORLD_SCALING)
+#define WORKAROUND_OFFSET 0.2
 
 /*********************** Constants ***********************/
 
@@ -1187,7 +1188,7 @@ AtmosphereResult AtmosphereModelBruneton::applyAerialPerspective(Vector3 locatio
 
     Vector3 direction = location.sub(eye).scale(WORLD_SCALING);
 
-    Vector3 x = {0.0, Rg + eye.y * WORLD_SCALING, 0.0};
+    Vector3 x = {0.0, Rg + WORKAROUND_OFFSET + eye.y * WORLD_SCALING, 0.0};
     Vector3 v = direction.normalize();
     Vector3 s = sun_position.sub(x).normalize();
 
@@ -1222,7 +1223,7 @@ void AtmosphereModelBruneton::fillLightingStatus(LightStatus *status, const Vect
 
     double altitude = status->getLocation().y * WORLD_SCALING;
 
-    double r0 = Rg + altitude;
+    double r0 = Rg + WORKAROUND_OFFSET + altitude;
     Vector3 up = {0.0, 1.0, 0.0};
     Vector3 sun_position = parent->getAtmosphereRenderer()->getSunDirection().scale(SUN_DISTANCE);
     Vector3 x = {0.0, r0, 0.0};