diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/AbstractDhTintGetter.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/AbstractDhTintGetter.java
index e6361fb32..de9889b07 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/AbstractDhTintGetter.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/AbstractDhTintGetter.java
@@ -345,9 +345,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractDhTintGetter implements BlockAndTintGetter
 	
 	
 	
-	//===========//
-	// set color //
-	//===========//
+	//=================//
+	// static handlers //
+	//=================//
 	//region
 	
 	/** 
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractDhTintGetter implements BlockAndTintGetter
 		COLOR_BY_BLOCK_BIOME_PAIR.put(pair, colorInt);
 	}
 	
+	public static void clear() { COLOR_BY_BLOCK_BIOME_PAIR.clear(); }
+	
 	//endregion
 	
 	
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/ClientBlockStateColorCache.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/ClientBlockStateColorCache.java
index f83856c39..050655505 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/ClientBlockStateColorCache.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/ClientBlockStateColorCache.java
@@ -828,6 +828,23 @@ public class ClientBlockStateColorCache
 	
 	
 	
+	//=========//
+	// cleanup //
+	//=========//
+	//region
+	
+	public static void clearCachedTints() 
+	{
+		#if MC_VER <= MC_1_12_2
+		#else
+		AbstractDhTintGetter.clear(); 
+		#endif
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
+	
+	
 	//================//
 	// helper classes //
 	//================//
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/world/ClientLevelWrapper.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/world/ClientLevelWrapper.java
index 7da7629a5..d565c8ab8 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/world/ClientLevelWrapper.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/world/ClientLevelWrapper.java
@@ -289,7 +289,14 @@ public class ClientLevelWrapper implements IClientLevelWrapper
 	}
 	
 	@Override 
-	public void clearBlockColorCache() { this.blockColorCacheByBlockState.clear(); }
+	public void clearBlockColorCache() 
+	{
+		this.blockColorCacheByBlockState.clear();
+		
+		// this technically only needs to be called once globally, but it's easier
+		// to handle here statically
+		ClientBlockStateColorCache.clearCachedTints();
+	}
 	
 	private IDimensionTypeWrapper dimensionTypeWrapper = null;
 	@Override
diff --git a/coreSubProjects b/coreSubProjects
index fd3a8f7dd..4dec387ca 160000
--- a/coreSubProjects
+++ b/coreSubProjects
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fd3a8f7ddfb3674d7e9af4b5d40efaad85340320
+Subproject commit 4dec387ca17b17ddc8ba8f276bf36457d872677a