diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodQuadTree.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodQuadTree.java
index dd0b123ea..f12d215de 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodQuadTree.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodQuadTree.java
@@ -345,9 +345,15 @@ public class LodQuadTree extends QuadTree<LodRenderSection> implements IDebugRen
 			// prepare this section for rendering
 			if (!renderSection.gpuUploadInProgress()
 				&& renderSection.renderBuffer == null
-				// this check is specifically for N-sized world generators where the higher quality
-				// data source may not exist yet
-				&& renderSection.getFullDataSourceExists())
+				&& 
+				(
+					// this check is specifically for N-sized world generators where the higher quality
+					// data source may not exist yet, this is done to prevent holes while waiting for said generator
+					renderSection.getFullDataSourceExists()
+					// if we can't request generation we don't want to check for full data existing
+					// since that will prevent server LODs from loading high-detail LODs where quadrants haven't been generated.
+					|| !this.fullDataSourceProvider.canQueueRetrieval())
+				)
 			{
 				nodesNeedingLoading.add(renderSection);
 			}
@@ -424,7 +430,7 @@ public class LodQuadTree extends QuadTree<LodRenderSection> implements IDebugRen
 				if (renderSection != null)
 				{
 					// this data source may now exist
-					renderSection.updateFullDataSourceExists();	
+					renderSection.updateFullDataSourceExists();
 					
 					if (renderSection.canRender())
 					{