diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/parallax/parallax.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/parallax/parallax.dm
index ed6d6989556..00dffa7687a 100755
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/parallax/parallax.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/parallax/parallax.dm
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		C.parallax_layers_cached += new /atom/movable/screen/parallax_layer/layer_2(null, src)
 		C.parallax_layers_cached += new /atom/movable/screen/parallax_layer/planet(null, src)
 		if(SSparallax.random_layer)
-			C.parallax_layers_cached += new SSparallax.random_layer.type(null, src, SSparallax.random_layer)
+			C.parallax_layers_cached += new SSparallax.random_layer.type(null, src, FALSE, SSparallax.random_layer)
 		C.parallax_layers_cached += new /atom/movable/screen/parallax_layer/layer_3(null, src)
 
 	C.parallax_layers = C.parallax_layers_cached.Copy()
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/parallax.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/parallax.dm
index b0c3b83c0e5..212af9076bd 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/parallax.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/parallax.dm
@@ -93,4 +93,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(parallax)
 
 	random_layer = null
 
+/// Called at the end of SSstation setup, in-case we want to run some code that would otherwise be too early to run (like GLOB. stuff)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/parallax/proc/post_station_setup()
+	random_layer?.apply_global_effects()
+
 #undef PARALLAX_NONE
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/station.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/station.dm
index 12d0431caca..b30a276fc36 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/station.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/station.dm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(station)
 	#endif
 
 	announcer = new announcer() //Initialize the station's announcer datum
-	SSparallax.random_layer.apply_global_effects() //Apply station effects that parallax might have
+	SSparallax.post_station_setup() //Apply station effects that parallax might have
 
 	return SS_INIT_SUCCESS