diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
index dae7bfe062..20a27e5bc3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/world.hpp
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ namespace MWBase
         virtual void spawnBloodEffect(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition) = 0;
 
         virtual void spawnEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, const std::string& textureOverride,
-            const osg::Vec3f& worldPos, float scale = 1.f, bool isMagicVFX = true, bool useAmbientLight = false)
+            const osg::Vec3f& worldPos, float scale = 1.f, bool isMagicVFX = true, bool useAmbientLight = true)
             = 0;
 
         /// @see MWWorld::WeatherManager::isInStorm
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/animationbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/animationbindings.cpp
index daf3bd5340..22ebd7e33a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/animationbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/animationbindings.cpp
@@ -329,10 +329,8 @@ namespace MWLua
                   }
                   else
                   {
-                      context.mLuaManager->addAction(
-                          [world, model = VFS::Path::Normalized(model), worldPos]() {
-                              world->spawnEffect(model, "", worldPos, 1.f, true, true);
-                          },
+                      context.mLuaManager->addAction([world, model = VFS::Path::Normalized(model),
+                                                         worldPos]() { world->spawnEffect(model, "", worldPos, 1.f); },
                           "openmw.vfx.spawn");
                   }
               };
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp
index b1e123c0b0..87b0ce8e33 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/effectmanager.hpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         /// Add an effect. When it's finished playing, it will be removed automatically.
         void addEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, std::string_view textureOverride,
-            const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition, float scale, bool isMagicVFX = true, bool useAmbientLight = false);
+            const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition, float scale, bool isMagicVFX = true, bool useAmbientLight = true);
 
         void update(float dt);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
index 5e673f9fa3..2e573f8276 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace MWRender
         SkyManager* getSkyManager();
 
         void spawnEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, std::string_view texture, const osg::Vec3f& worldPosition,
-            float scale = 1.f, bool isMagicVFX = true, bool useAmbientLight = false);
+            float scale = 1.f, bool isMagicVFX = true, bool useAmbientLight = true);
 
         /// Clear all savegame-specific data
         void clear();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 53beac689b..7b2f178343 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -3685,7 +3685,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const VFS::Path::Normalized model = Misc::ResourceHelpers::correctMeshPath(
             VFS::Path::Normalized(Fallback::Map::getString("Blood_Model_" + std::to_string(number))));
 
-        mRendering->spawnEffect(model, texture, worldPosition, 1.0f, false);
+        mRendering->spawnEffect(model, texture, worldPosition, 1.0f, false, false);
     }
 
     void World::spawnEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, const std::string& textureOverride,
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
index 1601111fc1..6f06812e20 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.hpp
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         void spawnEffect(VFS::Path::NormalizedView model, const std::string& textureOverride,
             const osg::Vec3f& worldPos, float scale = 1.f, bool isMagicVFX = true,
-            bool useAmbientLight = false) override;
+            bool useAmbientLight = true) override;
 
         /// @see MWWorld::WeatherManager::isInStorm
         bool isInStorm() const override;