diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/BlockStateWrapper.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/BlockStateWrapper.java
index 6cce701e2..6392be706 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/BlockStateWrapper.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/block/BlockStateWrapper.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import net.minecraft.core.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.EmptyBlockGetter;
 import net.minecraft.core.Holder;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 #endif
 
 public class BlockStateWrapper implements IBlockStateWrapper
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ public class BlockStateWrapper implements IBlockStateWrapper
 	
 	// properties //
 	
+	@Nullable
 	public final BlockState blockState;
 	/** technically final, but since it requires a method call to generate it can't be marked as such */
 	private String serialString;
@@ -350,25 +352,42 @@ public class BlockStateWrapper implements IBlockStateWrapper
 		}
 		
 		
+		// get block properties (default to the values used by air)
+		boolean canOcclude = false;
+		boolean propagatesSkyLightDown = true;
+		if (this.blockState != null)
+		{
+			canOcclude = this.blockState.canOcclude();
+			
+			#if MC_VER < MC_1_21_3
+			propagatesSkyLightDown = this.blockState.propagatesSkylightDown(EmptyBlockGetter.INSTANCE, BlockPos.ZERO);
+			#else
+			propagatesSkyLightDown = this.blockState.propagatesSkylightDown();
+			#endif
+		}
+		
+		
+		
 		// this method isn't perfect, but works well enough for our use case
 		int opacity;
 		if (this.isAir())
 		{
 			opacity = LodUtil.BLOCK_FULLY_TRANSPARENT;
 		}
-		else if (this.isLiquid() && !this.blockState.canOcclude())
+		else if (this.isLiquid() && !canOcclude)
 		{
 			// probably not a waterlogged block (which should block light entirely)
 			
 			// +1 to indicate that the block is translucent (in between transparent and opaque) 
 			opacity = LodUtil.BLOCK_FULLY_TRANSPARENT + 1;
 		}
-		#if MC_VER < MC_1_21_3
-		else if (this.blockState.propagatesSkylightDown(EmptyBlockGetter.INSTANCE, BlockPos.ZERO))
-		#else
-		else if (this.blockState.propagatesSkylightDown())
-		#endif
+		else if (propagatesSkyLightDown && !canOcclude)
 		{
+			// probably glass or some other fully transparent block
+			
+			// !canOcclude is required to ignore stairs and slabs since
+			// propagateSkyLightDown is true for them, but they're solid and don't actually let light through
+			
 			opacity = LodUtil.BLOCK_FULLY_TRANSPARENT;
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/chunk/ChunkWrapper.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/chunk/ChunkWrapper.java
index 382944fe1..1a210d227 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/chunk/ChunkWrapper.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/chunk/ChunkWrapper.java
@@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ public class ChunkWrapper implements IChunkWrapper
 					{
 						// is this block solid?
 						if (solidHeight == minInclusiveBuildHeight
-								&& block.isSolid())
+							&& block.isSolid())
 						{
 							solidHeight = y;
 						}
 						
 						// is this block light blocking?
 						if (lightBlockingHeight == minInclusiveBuildHeight
-								&& block.getOpacity() != LodUtil.BLOCK_FULLY_TRANSPARENT)
+							&& block.getOpacity() != LodUtil.BLOCK_FULLY_TRANSPARENT)
 						{
 							lightBlockingHeight = y;
 						}
diff --git a/coreSubProjects b/coreSubProjects
index 736df9f84..766c831af 160000
--- a/coreSubProjects
+++ b/coreSubProjects
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 736df9f84885f4f2c11f3de66be9c0c281ab7428
+Subproject commit 766c831af0ef3dbc51a386569f6b1d78e68de654