diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodRenderSection.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodRenderSection.java
index 1b87956f0..a150293e3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodRenderSection.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodRenderSection.java
@@ -137,9 +137,16 @@ public class LodRenderSection implements IDebugRenderable, AutoCloseable
 				
 				adjacentRenderSections = this.getAndCreateNeighborRenderSources();
 				
+				ColumnRenderBuffer previousBuffer = this.renderBuffer;
+				
 				CompletableFuture<ColumnRenderBuffer> uploadFuture = ColumnRenderBufferBuilder.buildAndUploadBuffersAsync(this.level, renderSource, adjacentRenderSections);
 				this.renderBuffer = uploadFuture.join();
 				
+				if (previousBuffer != null)
+				{
+					previousBuffer.close();
+				}
+				
 				this.canRender = true;
 			}
 			catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/RenderBufferHandler.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/RenderBufferHandler.java
index cb2af1437..6c8efc3ed 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/RenderBufferHandler.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/RenderBufferHandler.java
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public class RenderBufferHandler implements AutoCloseable
 				}
 				
 				ColumnRenderBuffer buffer = renderSection.renderBuffer;
-				if (buffer == null)
+				if (buffer == null || !renderSection.renderingEnabled)
 				{
 					continue;
 				}