diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
index 16586a09e029..5cb64909826d 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ var/datum/controller/subsystem/processing/overlays/SSoverlays
 			new_overlays[i] = icon2appearance(cached_overlay)
 		else	//image probable
 			appearance_bro.appearance = cached_overlay
-			appearance_bro.dir = cached_overlay.dir
+			if(!ispath(cached_overlay))
+				appearance_bro.dir = cached_overlay.dir
 			new_overlays[i] = appearance_bro.appearance
 	return new_overlays
 
diff --git a/code/game/area/areas.dm b/code/game/area/areas.dm
index 56ed685c95f3..c2652709a129 100644
--- a/code/game/area/areas.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/areas.dm
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ var/list/teleportlocs = list()
 
 	blend_mode = BLEND_MULTIPLY // Putting this in the constructor so that it stops the icons being screwed up in the map editor.
 
+	if(!IS_DYNAMIC_LIGHTING(src))
+		add_overlay(/obj/effect/fullbright)
+
 /area/Destroy()
 	STOP_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	return ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/lighting/lighting_area.dm b/code/modules/lighting/lighting_area.dm
index a8e9dff2c9f8..cc1335c90367 100644
--- a/code/modules/lighting/lighting_area.dm
+++ b/code/modules/lighting/lighting_area.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	dynamic_lighting = new_dynamic_lighting
 
 	if (IS_DYNAMIC_LIGHTING(src))
+		cut_overlay(/obj/effect/fullbright)
 		for (var/turf/T in area_contents(src))
 			if (IS_DYNAMIC_LIGHTING(T))
 				T.lighting_build_overlay()