diff --git a/includes/learnopengl/model.h b/includes/learnopengl/model.h
index 24732d0..81f864f 100644
--- a/includes/learnopengl/model.h
+++ b/includes/learnopengl/model.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private:
     {
         // read file via ASSIMP
         Assimp::Importer importer;
-        const aiScene* scene = importer.ReadFile(path, aiProcess_Triangulate | aiProcess_FlipUVs | aiProcess_CalcTangentSpace);
+        const aiScene* scene = importer.ReadFile(path, aiProcess_Triangulate | aiProcess_GenSmoothNormals | aiProcess_FlipUVs | aiProcess_CalcTangentSpace);
         // check for errors
         if(!scene || scene->mFlags & AI_SCENE_FLAGS_INCOMPLETE || !scene->mRootNode) // if is Not Zero
         {
@@ -102,10 +102,13 @@ private:
             vector.z = mesh->mVertices[i].z;
             vertex.Position = vector;
             // normals
-            vector.x = mesh->mNormals[i].x;
-            vector.y = mesh->mNormals[i].y;
-            vector.z = mesh->mNormals[i].z;
-            vertex.Normal = vector;
+            if (mesh->HasNormals())
+            {
+                vector.x = mesh->mNormals[i].x;
+                vector.y = mesh->mNormals[i].y;
+                vector.z = mesh->mNormals[i].z;
+                vertex.Normal = vector;
+            }
             // texture coordinates
             if(mesh->mTextureCoords[0]) // does the mesh contain texture coordinates?
             {
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ private:
             aiFace face = mesh->mFaces[i];
             // retrieve all indices of the face and store them in the indices vector
             for(unsigned int j = 0; j < face.mNumIndices; j++)
-                indices.push_back(face.mIndices[j]);
+                indices.push_back(face.mIndices[j]);        
         }
         // process materials
         aiMaterial* material = scene->mMaterials[mesh->mMaterialIndex];