diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/Models/SHMeshAsset.h b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/Models/SHMeshAsset.h
index f73078a3..d8afc217 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/Models/SHMeshAsset.h	
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Asset Types/Models/SHMeshAsset.h	
@@ -58,5 +58,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 		std::vector<uint32_t> Indices;
 		std::vector<SHVec4U>  VertexBoneIndices;
 		std::vector<SHVec4>   VertexBoneWeights;
+
+    uint32_t boneCount;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.cpp
index 9e4abc67..ce6d0f07 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/Assets/Libraries/Loaders/SHModelLoader.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ namespace SHADE
       data.VertexNormals.resize(header.vertexCount);
       data.VertexTexCoords.resize(header.vertexCount);
       data.Indices.resize(header.indexCount);
+      data.boneCount = header.boneCount;
 
       file.read(data.name.data(), header.charCount);
       file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(data.VertexPositions.data()), vertexVec3Byte);
@@ -252,11 +253,6 @@ namespace SHADE
         data.VertexBoneIndices.resize(header.vertexCount);
         data.VertexBoneWeights.resize(header.vertexCount);
 
-        //for (auto& weight : data.VertexBoneWeights)
-        //{
-        //  weight = { -0.1f };
-        //}
-
         for (uint32_t boneIndex{0}; boneIndex < bones.size(); ++boneIndex)
         {
           auto const& bone = bones[boneIndex];