diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Configurable-async-light-updates.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Configurable-async-light-updates.patch
index 88b407dac..5b0a6b856 100644
--- a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Configurable-async-light-updates.patch
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Configurable-async-light-updates.patch
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
      public static boolean haveWeSilencedAPhysicsCrash;
      public static String blockLocation;
      private int tileTickPosition;
-+    public ExecutorService lightingExecutor; // PaperSpigot - Asynchronous lighting updates
++    public ExecutorService lightingExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("PaperSpigot - Lighting Thread").build()); // PaperSpigot - Asynchronous lighting updates
  
      public static long chunkToKey(int x, int z)
      {
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 +            return this.c(enumskyblock, position, chunk, null);
 +        }
 +
-+        if (lightingExecutor == null) {
-+            lightingExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("PaperSpigot - Lighting Thread").build());
-+        }
-+
 +        chunk.pendingLightUpdates.incrementAndGet();
 +        chunk.lightUpdateTime = chunk.world.getTime();
 +
diff --git a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Optimize-explosions.patch b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Optimize-explosions.patch
index 906eacd2e..5b904b247 100644
--- a/Spigot-Server-Patches/Optimize-explosions.patch
+++ b/Spigot-Server-Patches/Optimize-explosions.patch
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..00000000000000000000000000000000
 @@ -0,0 +0,0 @@ public abstract class World implements IBlockAccess {
      public static String blockLocation;
      private int tileTickPosition;
-     public ExecutorService lightingExecutor; // PaperSpigot - Asynchronous lighting updates
+     public ExecutorService lightingExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("PaperSpigot - Lighting Thread").build()); // PaperSpigot - Asynchronous lighting updates
 +    public final Map<Explosion.CacheKey, Float> explosionDensityCache = new HashMap<Explosion.CacheKey, Float>(); // PaperSpigot - Optimize explosions
  
      public static long chunkToKey(int x, int z)