diff --git a/code/game/turfs/floors/desert.dm b/code/game/turfs/floors/desert.dm
index 46a481e3bc64..d11ce0ff5c29 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/floors/desert.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/floors/desert.dm
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 			set_light(2)
 			icon = 'icons/turf/floors/desert_water_toxic.dmi'
 		if(0)
-			set_light(1)
+			set_light(0)
 			icon = 'icons/turf/floors/desert_water.dmi'
 		if(-1)
 			set_light(1)
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 			set_light(2)
 			icon = 'icons/turf/floors/desert_water_toxic.dmi'
 		if(0)
-			set_light(1)
+			set_light(0)
 			icon = 'icons/turf/floors/desert_water.dmi'
 		if(-1)
 			set_light(1)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 			set_light(2)
 			icon = 'icons/turf/floors/desert_water_toxic.dmi'
 		if(0)
-			set_light(1)
+			set_light(0)
 			icon = 'icons/turf/floors/desert_water.dmi'
 		if(-1)
 			set_light(1)