diff --git a/code/modules/lighting/lighting_atom.dm b/code/modules/lighting/lighting_atom.dm
index 89ec6a3a7ef..4a617ab073d 100644
--- a/code/modules/lighting/lighting_atom.dm
+++ b/code/modules/lighting/lighting_atom.dm
@@ -92,14 +92,17 @@
 	switch (var_name)
 		if ("light_range")
 			set_light(l_range=var_value)
-			return
+			datum_flags |= DF_VAR_EDITED
+			return TRUE
 
 		if ("light_power")
 			set_light(l_power=var_value)
-			return
+			datum_flags |= DF_VAR_EDITED
+			return TRUE
 
 		if ("light_color")
 			set_light(l_color=var_value)
-			return
+			datum_flags |= DF_VAR_EDITED
+			return TRUE
 
 	return ..()