diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/blaze/dh_fade.fsh b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/blaze/dh_fade.fsh
index a88b324c5..876f9869b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/blaze/dh_fade.fsh
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/blaze/dh_fade.fsh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ void main()
     
     
     
-    // the DH texture will have white if nothing was written to that pixel.
-    if (dhColor == vec4(1))
+    // ignore anything that DH hasn't drawn to
+    if (dhColor.a == 0.0f)
     {
         // if not done vanilla clouds will render incorrectly at night
         dhColor = combinedMcDhColor;
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/blaze/vanilla_fade.fsh b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/blaze/vanilla_fade.fsh
index da8d123ae..a5aeeffbb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/blaze/vanilla_fade.fsh
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/blaze/vanilla_fade.fsh
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ void main()
     
     
     // ignore anything that DH hasn't drawn to
-    // We don't use DH's depth here because it would prevent the fade from running before DH has loaded
-    if (dhColor == vec4(1))
+    if (dhColor.a == 0.0f)
     {
         // if not done vanilla clouds will render incorrectly at night
         dhColor = combinedMcDhColor;
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/gl/dh_fade.frag b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/gl/dh_fade.frag
index a12562b7b..1d9ac3dfa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/gl/dh_fade.frag
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/gl/dh_fade.frag
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ void main()
     vec4 combinedMcDhColor = texture(uMcColorTexture, TexCoord);
     // just the DH render pass
     vec4 dhColor = texture(uDhColorTexture, TexCoord);
-    
-    
-    
-    // the DH texture will have white if nothing was written to that pixel.
-    if (dhColor == vec4(1))
+
+
+
+    // ignore anything that DH hasn't drawn to
+    if (dhColor.a == 0.0f)
     {
         // if not done vanilla clouds will render incorrectly at night
         dhColor = combinedMcDhColor;
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/gl/vanilla_fade.frag b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/gl/vanilla_fade.frag
index da2064fa0..cf183f5a3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/gl/vanilla_fade.frag
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/assets/distanthorizons/shaders/fade/gl/vanilla_fade.frag
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ void main()
     
     
     // ignore anything that DH hasn't drawn to
-    // We don't use DH's depth here because it would prevent the fade from running before DH has loaded
-    if (dhColor == vec4(1))
+    if (dhColor.a == 0.0f)
     {
         // if not done vanilla clouds will render incorrectly at night
         dhColor = combinedMcDhColor;