diff --git a/src/main/java/net/irisshaders/iris/pathways/LightningHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/irisshaders/iris/pathways/LightningHandler.java
index 826e15fb71..02459d4e01 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/irisshaders/iris/pathways/LightningHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/irisshaders/iris/pathways/LightningHandler.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class LightningHandler extends RenderType {
 				.setTextureState(new RenderStateShard.TextureStateShard(resourceLocation, false, false))
 				.setTransparencyState(TRANSLUCENT_TRANSPARENCY)
 				.createCompositeState(true);
-		return create("mek_flame", DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_TEX_COLOR, VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS, 256, true, false, state);
+		return create("mek_flame", DefaultVertexFormat.POSITION_COLOR_TEX, VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS, 256, true, false, state);
 	});
 
 	public static final RenderType MEKASUIT = create("mekasuit", DefaultVertexFormat.NEW_ENTITY, VertexFormat.Mode.QUADS, 131_072, true, false,