diff --git a/src/renderer/chunk_meshing.zig b/src/renderer/chunk_meshing.zig
index 37d0efd8..9f9402e4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/chunk_meshing.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/chunk_meshing.zig
@@ -240,14 +240,13 @@ const PrimitiveMesh = struct {
 		const x = (wx >> mesh.chunk.voxelSizeShift) & chunk.chunkMask;
 		const y = (wy >> mesh.chunk.voxelSizeShift) & chunk.chunkMask;
 		const z = (wz >> mesh.chunk.voxelSizeShift) & chunk.chunkMask;
-		const index = chunk.getIndex(x, y, z);
 		return .{
-			mesh.lightingData[0].data[index].load(.Unordered),
-			mesh.lightingData[1].data[index].load(.Unordered),
-			mesh.lightingData[2].data[index].load(.Unordered),
-			mesh.lightingData[3].data[index].load(.Unordered),
-			mesh.lightingData[4].data[index].load(.Unordered),
-			mesh.lightingData[5].data[index].load(.Unordered),
+			mesh.lightingData[0].getValue(x, y, z),
+			mesh.lightingData[1].getValue(x, y, z),
+			mesh.lightingData[2].getValue(x, y, z),
+			mesh.lightingData[3].getValue(x, y, z),
+			mesh.lightingData[4].getValue(x, y, z),
+			mesh.lightingData[5].getValue(x, y, z),
 		};
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/lighting.zig b/src/renderer/lighting.zig
index e137e0ab..a460a2d8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lighting.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/lighting.zig
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ pub const ChannelChunk = struct {
 		entries: main.ListUnmanaged(PositionEntry),
 	};
 
+	pub fn getValue(self: *const ChannelChunk, x: i32, y: i32, z: i32) u8 {
+		const index = chunk.getIndex(x, y, z);
+		return self.data[index].load(.Unordered);
+	}
+
 	fn propagateDirect(self: *ChannelChunk, lightQueue: *main.utils.CircularBufferQueue(Entry)) void {
 		var neighborLists: [6]main.ListUnmanaged(Entry) = .{.{}} ** 6;
 		defer {