diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/clouds/CloudsRenderer.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/clouds/CloudsRenderer.kt
index 176f430e1..31708d4e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/clouds/CloudsRenderer.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/gui/rendering/sky/clouds/CloudsRenderer.kt
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ class CloudsRenderer(
     }
 
     override fun prepareDrawAsync() {
+        if (!sky.effects.clouds) {
+            return
+        }
         if (layers.size != nextLayers) {
             updateLayers(nextLayers)
         }
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ class CloudsRenderer(
         for (unload in toUnload) {
             unload.unload()
         }
+        if (!sky.effects.clouds) {
+            return
+        }
         for (layer in layers) {
             layer.prepare()
         }