diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/nativeGl/OpenGlDhMetaRenderer.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/nativeGl/OpenGlDhMetaRenderer.java
index cf6c25a55..8e7c26b33 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/nativeGl/OpenGlDhMetaRenderer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/render/nativeGl/OpenGlDhMetaRenderer.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.nativeGl.glObject.buffer.QuadEle
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.nativeGl.glObject.texture.*;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.render.nativeGl.postProcessing.apply.DhApplyShader;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.minecraft.MinecraftGLWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.common.wrappers.misc.LightMapWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.config.Config;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dataObjects.render.bufferBuilding.LodQuadBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.dependencyInjection.SingletonInjector;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.logging.DhLoggerBuilder;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.DhApiRenderProxy;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.render.RenderParams;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.minecraft.IMinecraftRenderWrapper;
+import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.misc.ILightMapWrapper;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.modAccessor.AbstractOptifineAccessor;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.wrapperInterfaces.render.renderPass.IDhMetaRenderer;
 import com.seibel.distanthorizons.coreapi.DependencyInjection.ApiEventInjector;
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ public class OpenGlDhMetaRenderer implements IDhMetaRenderer
 		this.setGLState(renderParams, firstPass);
 		
 		DhTerrainShaderProgram.INSTANCE.quadIBO.bind();
-		renderParams.lightmap.bind();
+		this.bindLightmap(renderParams.lightmap);
 	}
 	private void setGLState(
 		DhApiRenderParam renderEventParam,
@@ -358,7 +360,7 @@ public class OpenGlDhMetaRenderer implements IDhMetaRenderer
 		}
 		
 		
-		renderParams.lightmap.unbind();
+		this.unbindLightmap();
 		DhTerrainShaderProgram.INSTANCE.quadIBO.unbind();
 		this.shaderProgramForThisFrame.unbind();
 	}
@@ -447,5 +449,25 @@ public class OpenGlDhMetaRenderer implements IDhMetaRenderer
 	//endregion
 	
 	
+	//================//
+	// helper methods //
+	//================//
+	//region
+	
+	public void bindLightmap(ILightMapWrapper lightMapWrapper)
+	{
+		LightMapWrapper lightMap = (LightMapWrapper)lightMapWrapper;
+		GLMC.glActiveTexture(GL32.GL_TEXTURE0 + LightMapWrapper.GL_BOUND_INDEX);
+		GLMC.glBindTexture(lightMap.getOpenGlId());
+	}
+	
+	public void unbindLightmap() 
+	{
+		// strange that we don't call "glActiveTexture" here but since it's working James isn't going to change it right now (2026-03-10) 
+		GLMC.glBindTexture(0); 
+	}
+	
+	//endregion
+	
 	
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/misc/LightMapWrapper.java b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/misc/LightMapWrapper.java
index 286fbe03b..5bee728d6 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/misc/LightMapWrapper.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/common/wrappers/misc/LightMapWrapper.java
@@ -126,15 +126,7 @@ public class LightMapWrapper implements ILightMapWrapper
 	
 	public BlazeTextureViewWrapper getTextureViewWrapper() { return this.lightmapTextureWrapper; }
 	
-	@Override
-	public void bind()
-	{
-		GLMC.glActiveTexture(GL32.GL_TEXTURE0 + LightMapWrapper.GL_BOUND_INDEX);
-		GLMC.glBindTexture(this.textureId);
-	}
-	
-	@Override
-	public void unbind() { GLMC.glBindTexture(0); }
+	public int getOpenGlId() { return this.textureId; }
 	
 	//endregion
 	
diff --git a/coreSubProjects b/coreSubProjects
index 4e908b5b1..e426fc238 160000
--- a/coreSubProjects
+++ b/coreSubProjects
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4e908b5b156e338f18589d20574ddc654d1bea97
+Subproject commit e426fc238022d8f4c584e6ff6d505a62564ebcab