diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/CustomHeadLayerMixin.java b/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/CustomHeadLayerMixin.java
index 04905c2..b23340f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/CustomHeadLayerMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/CustomHeadLayerMixin.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public void render(PoseStack poseStack, MultiBufferSource multiBufferSource, int
         if (!SkinLayersModBase.config.enableSkulls)
             return;
         if (Minecraft.getInstance().player != null && livingEntity
-                .distanceToSqr(Minecraft.getInstance().player) > SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD
+                .distanceToSqr(Minecraft.getInstance().gameRenderer.getMainCamera().getPosition()) > SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD
                         * SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD) {
             return; // too far away
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/PlayerRendererMixin.java b/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/PlayerRendererMixin.java
index 017c1c9..42fd3ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/PlayerRendererMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/PlayerRendererMixin.java
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ public void setModelProperties(AbstractClientPlayer abstractClientPlayer, Callba
             this.addLayer(new CustomLayerFeatureRenderer(this));
             loaded = true;
         }
-        if (Minecraft.getInstance().player == null || Minecraft.getInstance().player
-                .distanceToSqr(abstractClientPlayer) > SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD
+        if (Minecraft.getInstance().player == null || abstractClientPlayer
+                .distanceToSqr(Minecraft.getInstance().gameRenderer.getMainCamera().getPosition()) > SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD
                         * SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/SkullBlockEntityRendererMixin.java b/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/SkullBlockEntityRendererMixin.java
index 869dac7..312c155 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/SkullBlockEntityRendererMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/mixin/SkullBlockEntityRendererMixin.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.Direction;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.SkullBlockEntity;
+import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3;
 // spotless:off 
 //#if MC >= 11700
 import net.minecraft.client.model.SkullModelBase;
@@ -55,11 +57,11 @@ public class SkullBlockEntityRendererMixin {
     @Inject(method = "render", at = @At("HEAD"))
     public void render(SkullBlockEntity skullBlockEntity, float f, PoseStack poseStack,
             MultiBufferSource multiBufferSource, int i, int j, CallbackInfo info) {
-        LocalPlayer player = Minecraft.getInstance().player;
+        Vec3 camera = Minecraft.getInstance().gameRenderer.getMainCamera().getPosition();
         if (!SkinLayersModBase.config.enableSkulls)
             return;
-        if (internalDistToCenterSqr(skullBlockEntity.getBlockPos(), (int) player.getX(), (int) player.getY(),
-                (int) player.getZ()) < SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD
+        if (internalDistToCenterSqr(skullBlockEntity.getBlockPos(), (int) camera.x(), (int) camera.y(),
+                (int) camera.z()) < SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD
                         * SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD) {
             lastSkull = (SkullSettings) skullBlockEntity;
             GameProfile gameProfile = null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/renderlayers/CustomLayerFeatureRenderer.java b/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/renderlayers/CustomLayerFeatureRenderer.java
index a230d4a..81cf111 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/renderlayers/CustomLayerFeatureRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/tr7zw/skinlayers/renderlayers/CustomLayerFeatureRenderer.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public void render(PoseStack poseStack, MultiBufferSource multiBufferSource, int
         if (mc.level == null) {
             return; // in a menu or something and the model gets rendered
         }
-        if (mc.player.distanceToSqr(player) > SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD
+        if (player.distanceToSqr(mc.gameRenderer.getMainCamera().getPosition()) > SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD
                 * SkinLayersModBase.config.renderDistanceLOD)
             return;