diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/render/MagicGlow.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/render/MagicGlow.java
index 11009f55..4c868829 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/render/MagicGlow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/render/MagicGlow.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.client.render;
 
+import net.fabricmc.loader.api.FabricLoader;
 import net.minecraft.client.render.RenderLayer;
 import net.minecraft.client.render.RenderPhase;
 import net.minecraft.client.render.VertexFormat;
@@ -8,16 +9,21 @@ import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 import net.minecraft.util.Util;
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.systems.RenderSystem;
+import com.google.common.base.Suppliers;
 import com.minelittlepony.common.util.Color;
 
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public abstract class MagicGlow extends RenderPhase {
     private MagicGlow(String name, Runnable beginAction, Runnable endAction) {
         super(name, beginAction, endAction);
     }
 
-    private static final RenderLayer MAGIC = RenderLayer.of("mlp_magic_glow", VertexFormats.POSITION_COLOR_LIGHT, VertexFormat.DrawMode.QUADS, 256, RenderLayer.MultiPhaseParameters.builder()
+    private static final Supplier<RenderLayer> MAGIC = Suppliers.memoize(() -> {
+        return RenderLayer.of("mlp_magic_glow",
+                FabricLoader.getInstance().isModLoaded("vulkanmod") ? VertexFormats.POSITION_COLOR_TEXTURE_OVERLAY_LIGHT_NORMAL : VertexFormats.POSITION_COLOR_LIGHT,
+                VertexFormat.DrawMode.QUADS, 256, RenderLayer.MultiPhaseParameters.builder()
             .program(EYES_PROGRAM)
             .writeMaskState(COLOR_MASK)
             .depthTest(LEQUAL_DEPTH_TEST)
@@ -25,6 +31,7 @@ public abstract class MagicGlow extends RenderPhase {
             .lightmap(DISABLE_LIGHTMAP)
             .cull(DISABLE_CULLING)
             .build(false));
+    });
 
     private static final BiFunction<Identifier, Integer, RenderLayer> TINTED_LAYER = Util.memoize((texture, color) -> {
         return RenderLayer.of("mlp_tint_layer", VertexFormats.POSITION_COLOR_TEXTURE_OVERLAY_LIGHT_NORMAL, VertexFormat.DrawMode.QUADS, 256, true, true, RenderLayer.MultiPhaseParameters.builder()
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ public abstract class MagicGlow extends RenderPhase {
     });
 
     public static RenderLayer getRenderLayer() {
-        return MAGIC;
+        return MAGIC.get();
     }
 
     public static RenderLayer getColoured(Identifier texture, int color) {