diff --git a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/lights/LightHelper.java b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/lights/LightHelper.java
index 1910ca197..add3e2147 100644
--- a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/lights/LightHelper.java
+++ b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/lights/LightHelper.java
@@ -86,13 +86,12 @@ public class LightHelper extends AbstractBlenderHelper {
             	//range
             	((SpotLight)result).setSpotRange(((Number) structure.getFieldValue("dist")).floatValue());
             	//outer angle
-            	float outerAngle = ((Number) structure.getFieldValue("spotsize")).floatValue()*FastMath.DEG_TO_RAD;
+            	float outerAngle = ((Number) structure.getFieldValue("spotsize")).floatValue()*FastMath.DEG_TO_RAD * 0.5f;
             	((SpotLight)result).setSpotOuterAngle(outerAngle);
             	
             	//inner angle
             	float spotblend = ((Number) structure.getFieldValue("spotblend")).floatValue();
                 spotblend = FastMath.clamp(spotblend, 0, 1);
-            	//float innerAngle = 2.0f * (float)Math.atan((1.0f-spotblend)*Math.tan(spotblend/2.0f));
                 float innerAngle = outerAngle * (1 - spotblend);
             	((SpotLight)result).setSpotInnerAngle(innerAngle);
                 break;
diff --git a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/objects/ObjectHelper.java b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/objects/ObjectHelper.java
index 172ac9742..ed14a11af 100644
--- a/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/objects/ObjectHelper.java
+++ b/engine/src/blender/com/jme3/scene/plugins/blender/objects/ObjectHelper.java
@@ -207,14 +207,22 @@ public class ObjectHelper extends AbstractBlenderHelper {
 							Quaternion quaternion = t.getRotation();
 							Vector3f[] axes = new Vector3f[3];
 							quaternion.toAxes(axes);
-							((DirectionalLight)light).setDirection(axes[2].negate());//-Z is the direction axis of area lamp in blender
+							if(fixUpAxis) {
+								((DirectionalLight)light).setDirection(axes[1].negate());//-Z is the direction axis of area lamp in blender
+							} else {
+								((DirectionalLight)light).setDirection(axes[2].negate());
+							}
 						} else if(light instanceof SpotLight) {
 							((SpotLight)light).setPosition(t.getTranslation());
 							
 							Quaternion quaternion = t.getRotation();
 							Vector3f[] axes = new Vector3f[3];
 							quaternion.toAxes(axes);
-							((SpotLight)light).setDirection(axes[2].negate());//-Z is the direction axis of area lamp in blender
+							if(fixUpAxis) {
+								((SpotLight)light).setDirection(axes[1].negate());//-Z is the direction axis of area lamp in blender
+							} else {
+								((SpotLight)light).setDirection(axes[2].negate());
+							}
 						} else {
 							LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Unknown type of light: {0}", light);
 						}