diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 5d8014e..8e880a1 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <SpaceWarpVersion>1.5.2</SpaceWarpVersion>
+        <SpaceWarpVersion>1.5.3</SpaceWarpVersion>
         <TargetFramework>netstandard2.1</TargetFramework>
         <RootNamespace>SpaceWarp</RootNamespace>
         <LangVersion>11</LangVersion>
diff --git a/SpaceWarp.Core/Patching/ColorsPatch.cs b/SpaceWarp.Core/Patching/ColorsPatch.cs
index 5fac92a..c2d8b52 100644
--- a/SpaceWarp.Core/Patching/ColorsPatch.cs
+++ b/SpaceWarp.Core/Patching/ColorsPatch.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using KSP.Game;
 using KSP.Modules;
 using KSP.OAB;
+using KSP.Sim.impl;
 using SpaceWarp.API.Assets;
 using UnityEngine;
 
@@ -42,6 +43,24 @@ public static void Prefix(IObjectAssemblyAvailablePart obj, ref GameObject prefa
         }
     }
 
+    [HarmonyPrefix]
+    [HarmonyPatch(typeof(SimulationObjectView), nameof(SimulationObjectView.InitializeView))]
+    public static void UpdateColorsInFlight(GameObject instance)
+    {
+        foreach (var renderer in instance.GetComponentsInChildren<Renderer>())
+        {
+            var shaderName = renderer.material.shader.name;
+            if (shaderName is not ("Parts Replace" or "KSP2/Parts/Paintable")) continue;
+            Material material;
+            var mat = new Material(Shader.Find(Ksp2OpaquePath))
+            {
+                name = (material = renderer.material).name
+            };
+            mat.CopyPropertiesFromMaterial(material);
+            renderer.material = mat;
+        }
+    }
+
     //Everything below this point will be removed in the next patch
     private const int Diffuse = 0;
     private const int Metallic = 1;
diff --git a/SpaceWarp.nuspec b/SpaceWarp.nuspec
index b6c93a5..d97225f 100644
--- a/SpaceWarp.nuspec
+++ b/SpaceWarp.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
     <metadata>
         <id>SpaceWarp</id>
-        <version>1.5.2</version>
+        <version>1.5.3</version>
         <authors>SpaceWarp contributors</authors>
         <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
         <licenseUrl>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpaceWarp/SpaceWarp/main/LICENSE</licenseUrl>
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@
         <file src="build\nuget_temp\*.dll" target="lib/netstandard2.1/" />
         <file src="build\nuget_temp\*.xml" target="lib/netstandard2.1/" />
     </files>
-</package>
\ No newline at end of file
+</package>
diff --git a/SpaceWarpBuildTemplate/swinfo.json b/SpaceWarpBuildTemplate/swinfo.json
index 706dc62..529c2b2 100644
--- a/SpaceWarpBuildTemplate/swinfo.json
+++ b/SpaceWarpBuildTemplate/swinfo.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "description": "Space-Warp is an API for KSP2 mod developers.",
   "source": "https://github.com/SpaceWarpDev/SpaceWarp",
   "version_check": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SpaceWarpDev/SpaceWarp/main/SpaceWarpBuildTemplate/swinfo.json",
-  "version": "1.5.2",
+  "version": "1.5.3",
   "dependencies": [
     {
       "id":  "UitkForKsp2",