diff --git a/kraken/KRCamera.cpp b/kraken/KRCamera.cpp
index c9c69d0..32c4bc1 100644
--- a/kraken/KRCamera.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRCamera.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ std::string KRCamera::getElementName() {
 tinyxml2::XMLElement *KRCamera::saveXML( tinyxml2::XMLNode *parent)
 {
     tinyxml2::XMLElement *e = KRNode::saveXML(parent);
+    e->SetAttribute("skybox", m_skyBox.c_str());
     
     return e;
 }
@@ -78,11 +79,20 @@ tinyxml2::XMLElement *KRCamera::saveXML( tinyxml2::XMLNode *parent)
 void KRCamera::loadXML(tinyxml2::XMLElement *e)
 {
     KRNode::loadXML(e);
+    const char *szSkyBoxName = e->Attribute("skybox");
+    m_skyBox = szSkyBoxName ? szSkyBoxName : "";
 }
 
-void KRCamera::flushSkybox()
+void KRCamera::setSkyBox(const std::string &skyBox)
 {
-    m_pSkyBoxTexture = NULL; // NOTE: the texture manager manages the loading and unloading of the skybox textures
+    m_pSkyBoxTexture = NULL;
+    m_skyBox = skyBox;
+    
+}
+
+const std::string KRCamera::getSkyBox() const
+{
+    return m_skyBox;
 }
 
 void KRCamera::renderFrame(float deltaTime, GLint renderBufferWidth, GLint renderBufferHeight)
@@ -301,8 +311,8 @@ void KRCamera::renderFrame(float deltaTime, GLint renderBufferWidth, GLint rende
     GLDEBUG(glDepthFunc(GL_LEQUAL));
     GLDEBUG(glDepthRangef(0.0, 1.0));
     
-    if(!m_pSkyBoxTexture && settings.m_skyBoxName.length()) {
-        m_pSkyBoxTexture = getContext().getTextureManager()->getTextureCube(settings.m_skyBoxName.c_str());
+    if(!m_pSkyBoxTexture && m_skyBox.length()) {
+        m_pSkyBoxTexture = getContext().getTextureManager()->getTextureCube(m_skyBox.c_str());
     }
     
     if(m_pSkyBoxTexture) {
diff --git a/kraken/KRCamera.h b/kraken/KRCamera.h
index b8f2098..60dc81a 100644
--- a/kraken/KRCamera.h
+++ b/kraken/KRCamera.h
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public:
     
     void setFadeColor(const KRVector4 &fade_color);
     KRVector4 getFadeColor();
+    
+    void setSkyBox(const std::string &skyBox);
+    const std::string getSkyBox() const;
 
 private:
     void createBuffers(GLint renderBufferWidth, GLint renderBufferHeight);
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ private:
     void destroyBuffers();
     
     KRTexture *m_pSkyBoxTexture;
+    std::string m_skyBox;
     KRViewport m_viewport;
     
     float m_particlesAbsoluteTime;
diff --git a/kraken/KRRenderSettings.cpp b/kraken/KRRenderSettings.cpp
index 86bfaed..f3c5a66 100644
--- a/kraken/KRRenderSettings.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRRenderSettings.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ KRRenderSettings::KRRenderSettings()
     
     
     m_cShadowBuffers = 0;
-
-    
-    m_skyBoxName = "";
-    
-    
     
     volumetric_environment_enable = false;
     volumetric_environment_downsample = 2;
@@ -148,8 +143,6 @@ KRRenderSettings& KRRenderSettings::operator=(const KRRenderSettings &s)
     dust_particle_enable=s.dust_particle_enable;
     perspective_nearz=s.perspective_nearz;
     perspective_farz=s.perspective_farz;
-    
-    m_skyBoxName=s.m_skyBoxName;
     debug_display = s.debug_display;
     
     m_lodBias = s.m_lodBias;
@@ -168,10 +161,6 @@ void KRRenderSettings::setViewportSize(const KRVector2 &size) {
     m_viewportSize = size;
 }
 
-void KRRenderSettings::setSkyBox(const std::string &skyBoxName) {
-    m_skyBoxName = skyBoxName;
-}
-
 float KRRenderSettings::getPerspectiveNearZ()
 {
     return perspective_nearz;
diff --git a/kraken/KRRenderSettings.h b/kraken/KRRenderSettings.h
index a00e73b..beb442e 100644
--- a/kraken/KRRenderSettings.h
+++ b/kraken/KRRenderSettings.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ public:
     
     const KRVector2 &getViewportSize();
     void setViewportSize(const KRVector2 &size);
-    void setSkyBox(const std::string &skyBoxName);
     
     float getPerspectiveNearZ();
     float getPerspectiveFarZ();
@@ -85,8 +84,6 @@ public:
     float perspective_nearz;
     float perspective_farz;
     
-    std::string m_skyBoxName;
-    
     enum debug_display_type{
         KRENGINE_DEBUG_DISPLAY_NONE = 0,
         KRENGINE_DEBUG_DISPLAY_TIME,
diff --git a/kraken/KRScene.cpp b/kraken/KRScene.cpp
index 85c6f75..2b0a73d 100644
--- a/kraken/KRScene.cpp
+++ b/kraken/KRScene.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ KRScene::KRScene(KRContext &context, std::string name) : KRResource(context, nam
     m_pFirstLight = NULL;
     m_pRootNode = new KRNode(*this, "scene_root");
     notify_sceneGraphCreate(m_pRootNode);
-    
-    m_skyBoxName = name + "_skybox";
 }
 
 KRScene::~KRScene() {
@@ -126,9 +124,6 @@ void KRScene::render(KRCamera *pCamera, unordered_map<KRAABB, int> &visibleBound
     std::vector<KRDirectionalLight *>directional_lights;
     std::vector<KRSpotLight *>spot_lights;
     
-//    pCamera->settings.setSkyBox(m_skyBoxName); // This is temporary until the camera is moved into the scene graph
-// NOTE: the skybox is now selected in the CircaViewController
-    
     std::set<KRNode *> outerNodes = std::set<KRNode *>(m_nodeTree.getOuterSceneNodes()); // HACK - Copying the std::set as it is potentially modified as KRNode's update their bounds during the iteration.  This is very expensive and will be eliminated in the future.
     
     // Get lights from outer nodes (directional lights, which have no bounds)
@@ -409,7 +404,6 @@ bool KRScene::save(KRDataBlock &data) {
     tinyxml2::XMLElement *scene_node =  doc.NewElement( "scene" );
     doc.InsertEndChild(scene_node);
     m_pRootNode->saveXML(scene_node);
-    scene_node->SetAttribute("skybox", m_skyBoxName.c_str());  // This is temporary until the camera is moved into the scene graph
     
     tinyxml2::XMLPrinter p;
     doc.Print(&p);
@@ -427,8 +421,6 @@ KRScene *KRScene::Load(KRContext &context, const std::string &name, KRDataBlock
     KRScene *new_scene = new KRScene(context, name);
     
     tinyxml2::XMLElement *scene_element = doc.RootElement();
-    const char *szSkyBoxName = scene_element->Attribute("skybox");
-    new_scene->m_skyBoxName = szSkyBoxName ? szSkyBoxName : "";  // This is temporary until the camera is moved into the scene graph
     
     KRNode *n = KRNode::LoadXML(*new_scene, scene_element->FirstChildElement());
     if(n) {
diff --git a/kraken/KRScene.h b/kraken/KRScene.h
index 0ba470c..fd747ef 100644
--- a/kraken/KRScene.h
+++ b/kraken/KRScene.h
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ private:
     
     KROctree m_nodeTree;
     
-    std::string m_skyBoxName;
-    
 public:
     
     template <class T> T *find()