diff --git a/patches/server/Rewrite-the-light-engine.patch b/patches/server/Rewrite-the-light-engine.patch
index 47fe6666c..56d8c1981 100644
--- a/patches/server/Rewrite-the-light-engine.patch
+++ b/patches/server/Rewrite-the-light-engine.patch
@@ -5136,7 +5136,7 @@ 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 {
++                } else if (flag1) {
 +                    skyNibbles[y - minSection] = new ca.spottedleaf.starlight.common.light.SWMRNibbleArray(null, sectionData.getInt(SKYLIGHT_STATE_TAG));
                  }
 +                // Paper end - rewrite the light engine