diff --git a/client/weather.lua b/client/weather.lua
index 5db11b1..fdedfbf 100644
--- a/client/weather.lua
+++ b/client/weather.lua
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ CreateThread(function ()
     while not NetworkIsSessionStarted() do -- Possible fix for slow clients
         Wait(100)
     end
-
     SetWind(0.1)
     WaterOverrideSetStrength(0.5)
 
@@ -96,6 +95,13 @@ CreateThread(function ()
 
     playerState.syncWeather = true
     playerState.playerWeather = 'EXTRASUNNY'
+
+    -- set blackout to the same state as server has
+    if type(GlobalState.blackout) == 'boolean' then
+        SetArtificialLightsState(GlobalState.blackout)
+    end
+
+    SetArtificialLightsStateAffectsVehicles(false)
 end)
 
 AddStateBagChangeHandler('syncWeather', ('player:%s'):format(cache.serverId), function(_, _, value)