diff --git a/neo/renderer/Image_load.cpp b/neo/renderer/Image_load.cpp
index 56f49946..309ceebc 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/Image_load.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/Image_load.cpp
@@ -513,8 +513,6 @@ void idImage::ActuallyLoadImage( bool fromBackEnd )
 				idLib::Warning( "Couldn't load image: %s : %s", GetName(), generatedName.c_str() );
 
 				// create a default so it doesn't get continuously reloaded
-				defaulted = true; // RB
-
 				opts.width = 8;
 				opts.height = 8;
 				opts.numLevels = 1;
@@ -529,6 +527,7 @@ void idImage::ActuallyLoadImage( bool fromBackEnd )
 					SubImageUpload( level, 0, 0, 0, opts.width >> level, opts.height >> level, clear.Ptr() );
 				}
 
+				defaulted = true; // RB
 				return;
 			}
 
diff --git a/neo/renderer/OpenGL/Image_GL.cpp b/neo/renderer/OpenGL/Image_GL.cpp
index ac447078..b8cfc9ef 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/OpenGL/Image_GL.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/OpenGL/Image_GL.cpp
@@ -881,6 +881,9 @@ void idImage::PurgeImage()
 		glcontext.tmu[i].current2DArray = TEXTURE_NOT_LOADED;
 		glcontext.tmu[i].currentCubeMap = TEXTURE_NOT_LOADED;
 	}
+
+	// reset for reloading images
+	defaulted = false;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/neo/renderer/RenderWorld_envprobes.cpp b/neo/renderer/RenderWorld_envprobes.cpp
index 5192a709..76fabde0 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/RenderWorld_envprobes.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/RenderWorld_envprobes.cpp
@@ -1142,8 +1142,8 @@ CONSOLE_COMMAND( bakeEnvironmentProbes, "Bake environment probes", NULL )
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		def->irradianceImage->Reload( false );
-		def->radianceImage->Reload( false );
+		def->irradianceImage->Reload( true );
+		def->radianceImage->Reload( true );
 	}
 
 	idLib::Printf( "----------------------------------\n" );
diff --git a/neo/renderer/RenderWorld_lightgrid.cpp b/neo/renderer/RenderWorld_lightgrid.cpp
index a025a63b..239cf94a 100644
--- a/neo/renderer/RenderWorld_lightgrid.cpp
+++ b/neo/renderer/RenderWorld_lightgrid.cpp
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void idRenderWorldLocal::LoadLightGridImages()
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			area->lightGrid.irradianceImage->Reload( false );
+			area->lightGrid.irradianceImage->Reload( true );
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1029,18 +1029,6 @@ CONSOLE_COMMAND( bakeLightGrids, "Bake irradiance/vis light grid data", NULL )
 	int				blends;
 	int				captureSize;
 
-	if( !tr.primaryWorld )
-	{
-		idLib::Printf( "No primary world loaded.\n" );
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if( !tr.primaryView )
-	{
-		idLib::Printf( "No primary view.\n" );
-		return;
-	}
-
 	int limit = MAX_AREA_LIGHTGRID_POINTS;
 	int bounces = 1;
 	idVec3 gridSize = defaultLightGridSize;
@@ -1102,6 +1090,18 @@ CONSOLE_COMMAND( bakeLightGrids, "Bake irradiance/vis light grid data", NULL )
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if( !tr.primaryWorld )
+	{
+		idLib::Printf( "No primary world loaded.\n" );
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if( !tr.primaryView )
+	{
+		idLib::Printf( "No primary view.\n" );
+		return;
+	}
+
 	int sysWidth = renderSystem->GetWidth();
 	int sysHeight = renderSystem->GetHeight();