diff --git a/code/modules/events/wizard/advanced_darkness.dm b/code/modules/events/wizard/advanced_darkness.dm
index 8e60fce2208..62603dd9a8a 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/wizard/advanced_darkness.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/wizard/advanced_darkness.dm
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 
 /datum/round_event/wizard/darkness
 	endWhen = 0
+	var/started = FALSE
+
 
 /datum/round_event/wizard/darkness/start()
-	var/datum/weather/advanced_darkness/darkness = new
-	darkness.weather_start_up()
-	return
+	if(!started)
+		started = TRUE
+		var/datum/weather/advanced_darkness/darkness = new
+		darkness.weather_start_up()
diff --git a/code/modules/events/wizard/lava.dm b/code/modules/events/wizard/lava.dm
index fe6044182dd..231fab230d3 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/wizard/lava.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/wizard/lava.dm
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 
 /datum/round_event/wizard/lava/
 	endWhen = 0
+	var/started = FALSE
 
 /datum/round_event/wizard/lava/start()
-	var/datum/weather/floor_is_lava/LAVA = new /datum/weather/floor_is_lava
-	LAVA.weather_start_up()
-	return
+	if(!started)
+		started = TRUE
+		var/datum/weather/floor_is_lava/LAVA = new /datum/weather/floor_is_lava
+		LAVA.weather_start_up()
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/lavaland/weather.dm b/code/modules/mining/lavaland/weather.dm
index 2d24616df50..35eb9a821ff 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/lavaland/weather.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/lavaland/weather.dm
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 		if(M.z == target_z)
 			M << start_up_message
 
-	spawn(start_up_time)
-		stage = MAIN_STAGE
-		weather_main()
+	sleep(start_up_time)
+	stage = MAIN_STAGE
+	weather_main()
 
 
 /datum/weather/proc/weather_main()
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/lavaland/weather_types.dm b/code/modules/mining/lavaland/weather_types.dm
index 89308d4437c..32a3ad33253 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/lavaland/weather_types.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/lavaland/weather_types.dm
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 		if(stage == MAIN_STAGE)
 			A.invisibility = 0
 			A.opacity = 1
+			A.layer = overlay_layer
+			A.icon = 'icons/effects/weather_effects.dmi'
+			A.icon_state = start_up_overlay
 		else
 			A.invisibility = 100
 			A.opacity = 0