diff --git a/patches/server/Rewrite-the-light-engine.patch b/patches/server/Rewrite-the-light-engine.patch
index 9869ddf44..4a7d6b337 100644
--- a/patches/server/Rewrite-the-light-engine.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Rewrite-the-light-engine.patch
@@ -5048,7 +5048,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
      public static final String SKY_LIGHT_TAG = "SkyLight";
  
 +    // Paper start - replace light engine impl
-+    private static final int STARLIGHT_LIGHT_VERSION = 7;
++    private static final int STARLIGHT_LIGHT_VERSION = 8;
 +
 +    private static final String BLOCKLIGHT_STATE_TAG = "starlight.blocklight_state";
 +    private static final String SKYLIGHT_STATE_TAG = "starlight.skylight_state";
@@ -5131,6 +5131,8 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +                    // is forced to re-light them if it encounters our data. It's too much of a burden
 +                    // to try and maintain compatibility with a broken and inferior skylight management system.
 +                    skyNibbles[y - minSection] = new ca.spottedleaf.starlight.common.light.SWMRNibbleArray(sectionData.getByteArray("SkyLight").clone(), sectionData.getInt(SKYLIGHT_STATE_TAG)); // clone for data safety
++                } else {
++                    blockNibbles[y - minSection] = new ca.spottedleaf.starlight.common.light.SWMRNibbleArray(null, sectionData.getInt(BLOCKLIGHT_STATE_TAG));
                  }
 +                // Paper end - rewrite light engine
              }