diff --git a/src/coders/vcm.cpp b/src/coders/vcm.cpp
index fb405cfac..8c4965ca4 100644
--- a/src/coders/vcm.cpp
+++ b/src/coders/vcm.cpp
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ model::Model VcmModel::squashed() const {
 }
 
 static const std::unordered_map<std::string, int> side_indices {
-    {"east", 0},
-    {"west", 1},
-    {"bottom", 2},
-    {"top", 3},
-    {"south", 4},
-    {"north", 5},
+    {"west", 0},   // -X
+    {"east", 1},   // +X
+    {"bottom", 2}, // -Y
+    {"top", 3},    // +Y
+    {"north", 4},  // -Z
+    {"south", 5},  // +Z
 };
 
 static bool to_boolean(const xml::Attribute& attr) {
diff --git a/src/graphics/ui/elements/ModelViewer.cpp b/src/graphics/ui/elements/ModelViewer.cpp
index 748eabae5..435f3340d 100644
--- a/src/graphics/ui/elements/ModelViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/ui/elements/ModelViewer.cpp
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ static util::TextureRegion determine_texture_region(
     const Assets& assets, const std::string& texture
 ) {
     static std::array<std::string, 6> faces {
-        "blocks:dbg_east",
         "blocks:dbg_west",
+        "blocks:dbg_east",
         "blocks:dbg_bottom",
         "blocks:dbg_top",
-        "blocks:dbg_south",
         "blocks:dbg_north",
+        "blocks:dbg_south",
     };
 
     if (texture.length() < 2 || texture.at(0) != '$') {