diff --git a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.cpp b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
index eca86aa3a..8d3a9ed16 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
+++ b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
@@ -587,6 +587,21 @@ void BlenderConnection::PyOutStream::linkBackground(const char* target,
            sceneName, sceneName, target, sceneName);
 }
 
+void BlenderConnection::DataStream::Mesh::normalizeSkinBinds()
+{
+    for (std::vector<SkinBind>& skin : skins)
+    {
+        float accum = 0.f;
+        for (const SkinBind& bind : skin)
+            accum += bind.weight;
+        if (accum > FLT_EPSILON)
+        {
+            for (SkinBind& bind : skin)
+                bind.weight /= accum;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 BlenderConnection::DataStream::Mesh::Mesh
 (BlenderConnection& conn, HMDLTopology topologyIn, int skinSlotCount, SurfProgFunc& surfProg)
 : topology(topologyIn), sceneXf(conn), aabbMin(conn), aabbMax(conn)
diff --git a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
index faa711be5..5d62790f3 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
+++ b/hecl/blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
@@ -431,18 +431,7 @@ public:
             std::vector<std::vector<SkinBind>> skins;
             std::vector<size_t> contiguousSkinVertCounts;
 
-            void normalizeSkinBinds()
-            {
-                for (std::vector<SkinBind>& skin : skins)
-                {
-                    float accum = 0.f;
-                    for (const SkinBind& bind : skin)
-                        accum += bind.weight;
-                    if (accum > FLT_EPSILON)
-                        for (SkinBind& bind : skin)
-                            bind.weight /= accum;
-                }
-            }
+            void normalizeSkinBinds();
 
             /** Islands of the same material/skinBank are represented here */
             struct Surface
diff --git a/hecl/blender/HMDL.cpp b/hecl/blender/HMDL.cpp
index 3d2576341..a19ecf50b 100644
--- a/hecl/blender/HMDL.cpp
+++ b/hecl/blender/HMDL.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ HMDLBuffers BlenderConnection::DataStream::Mesh::getHMDLBuffers(bool absoluteCoo
             bool found = false;
             for (const std::pair<const Surface*, const Surface::Vert*>& tv : vertPool)
             {
-                if (v == *tv.second)
+                if (v == *tv.second && surf.skinBankIdx == tv.first->skinBankIdx)
                 {
                     iboData.push_back(ti);
                     found = true;