diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/mixins/client/MixinLightTexture.java b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/mixins/client/MixinLightTexture.java
index 181f5c103..aec713f00 100644
--- a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/mixins/client/MixinLightTexture.java
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/mixins/client/MixinLightTexture.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftClientWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IClientLevelWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.neoforge.wrappers.NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.LightTexture;
 
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Final;
@@ -85,8 +86,7 @@ public class MixinLightTexture
 		GlTexture glTexture = (GlTexture) this.texture;
 		renderWrapper.setLightmapId(glTexture.glId(), clientLevel);
 		#else
-		ValidationGpuTexture gpuTexture = (ValidationGpuTexture) this.texture;
-		int id = ((GlTexture)(gpuTexture.getRealTexture())).glId();
+		int id = NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper.getGlTextureIdFromGpuTexture(this.texture);
 		renderWrapper.setLightmapId(id, clientLevel);
 		#endif
 	}
diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/wrappers/NeoforgeMinecraftRenderWrapper.java b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/wrappers/NeoforgeMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
index bcbecfcd3..ffe3d2235 100644
--- a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/wrappers/NeoforgeMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/wrappers/NeoforgeMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
@@ -33,13 +33,8 @@ public class NeoforgeMinecraftRenderWrapper extends MinecraftRenderWrapper
 		#else
 		try
 		{
-			//GpuTexture depthTex = this.getRenderTarget().getDepthTexture();
-			//int id = ((GlTexture)depthTex.getClass().getMethod("getRealTexture").invoke(depthTex)).glId();
-			//return id;
-			
-			ValidationGpuTexture validationTexture = (ValidationGpuTexture) this.getRenderTarget().getDepthTexture();
-			GlTexture glTexture = (GlTexture)validationTexture.getRealTexture();
-			int id = glTexture.glId();
+			GpuTexture gpuTexture = this.getRenderTarget().getDepthTexture();
+			int id = NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper.getGlTextureIdFromGpuTexture(gpuTexture);
 			return id;
 		}
 		catch (Exception e)
@@ -65,13 +60,8 @@ public class NeoforgeMinecraftRenderWrapper extends MinecraftRenderWrapper
 		#else
 		try
 		{
-			//GpuTexture colorTex = this.getRenderTarget().getColorTexture();
-			//int id = ((GlTexture)colorTex.getClass().getMethod("getRealTexture").invoke(colorTex)).glId();
-			//return id;
-			
-			ValidationGpuTexture validationTexture = (ValidationGpuTexture) this.getRenderTarget().getColorTexture();
-			GlTexture glTexture = (GlTexture)validationTexture.getRealTexture();
-			int id = glTexture.glId();
+			GpuTexture gpuTexture = this.getRenderTarget().getColorTexture();
+			int id = NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper.getGlTextureIdFromGpuTexture(gpuTexture);
 			return id;
 		}
 		catch (Exception e)
diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/wrappers/NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper.java b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/wrappers/NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e0a23bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/wrappers/NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package com.seibel.distanthorizons.neoforge.wrappers;
+
+#if MC_VER < MC_1_21_9
+public class NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper
+{ /* not needed for older MC versions */ }
+#else
+
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.opengl.GlTexture;
+import com.mojang.blaze3d.textures.GpuTexture;
+import net.neoforged.neoforge.client.blaze3d.validation.ValidationGpuTexture;
+
+public class NeoforgeTextureUnwrapper
+{
+	/**
+	 * if Neoforge texture validation is enabled the GlTexture object will be wrapped with a
+	 * Neoforge specific ValidationGpuTexture object.
+	 * This helper allows us to get the underlying OpenGL texture ID
+	 * regardless of what Neoforge returns.
+	 */
+	public static int getGlTextureIdFromGpuTexture(GpuTexture gpuTexture) throws ClassCastException
+	{
+		GlTexture glTexture;
+		
+		if (gpuTexture instanceof ValidationGpuTexture)
+		{
+			ValidationGpuTexture validationTexture = (ValidationGpuTexture) gpuTexture;
+			glTexture = (GlTexture)validationTexture.getRealTexture();
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			glTexture = (GlTexture) gpuTexture;
+		}
+		
+		int id = glTexture.glId();
+		return id;
+	}
+	
+}
+#endif