diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/NonStationaryLighter.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/NonStationaryLighter.java
index 92a7b2ff9..54691d76c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/NonStationaryLighter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/content/contraptions/components/structureMovement/NonStationaryLighter.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class NonStationaryLighter<C extends Contraption> extends ContraptionLigh
 
     @Override
     public void tick(RenderedContraption owner) {
+        super.tick(owner);
         GridAlignedBB contraptionBounds = getContraptionBounds();
 
         if (!contraptionBounds.sameAs(bounds)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/render/contraption/RenderedContraption.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/render/contraption/RenderedContraption.java
index 76e8d7f9a..b36430fc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/render/contraption/RenderedContraption.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/render/contraption/RenderedContraption.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class RenderedContraption {
 
     public final ContraptionKineticRenderer kinetics;
 
-    private Contraption contraption;
+    public Contraption contraption;
 
     private Matrix4f model;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/render/light/ContraptionLighter.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/render/light/ContraptionLighter.java
index 68b4342cc..403fecee2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/render/light/ContraptionLighter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/render/light/ContraptionLighter.java
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ package com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.light;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.content.contraptions.components.structureMovement.Contraption;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.contraption.RenderedContraption;
-import net.minecraft.util.math.SectionPos;
-import net.minecraft.world.ILightReader;
-import net.minecraft.world.LightType;
-
-import static com.simibubi.create.foundation.render.RenderMath.nextPowerOf2;
 
 public abstract class ContraptionLighter<C extends Contraption> {
     protected final C contraption;
@@ -14,6 +9,8 @@ public abstract class ContraptionLighter<C extends Contraption> {
 
     protected GridAlignedBB bounds;
 
+    protected boolean scheduleRebuild;
+
     protected ContraptionLighter(C contraption) {
         this.contraption = contraption;
 
@@ -22,6 +19,7 @@ public abstract class ContraptionLighter<C extends Contraption> {
         lightVolume = new LightVolume(contraptionBoundsToVolume(bounds));
 
         lightVolume.initialize(contraption.entity.world);
+        scheduleRebuild = true;
     }
 
     protected GridAlignedBB contraptionBoundsToVolume(GridAlignedBB bounds) {
@@ -33,7 +31,12 @@ public abstract class ContraptionLighter<C extends Contraption> {
         return bounds;
     }
 
-    public void tick(RenderedContraption owner) {}
+    public void tick(RenderedContraption owner) {
+        if (scheduleRebuild) {
+            lightVolume.initialize(owner.contraption.entity.world);
+            scheduleRebuild = false;
+        }
+    }
 
     public abstract GridAlignedBB getContraptionBounds();
 }