diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_main.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_main.c
index df1f8e60..d37dbc35 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_main.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_main.c
@@ -2863,7 +2863,8 @@ void R_RenderCubemapSide( int cubemapIndex, int cubemapSide, qboolean subscene )
 		vec3_t ambient, directed, lightDir;
 		R_LightForPoint(tr.refdef.vieworg, ambient, directed, lightDir);
 		tr.refdef.colorScale = 766.0f / (directed[0] + directed[1] + directed[2] + 1.0f);
-		if (directed[0] + directed[1] + directed[2] == 0)
+		// only print message for first side
+		if (directed[0] + directed[1] + directed[2] == 0 && cubemapSide == 0)
 		{
 			ri.Printf(PRINT_ALL, "cubemap %d (%f, %f, %f) is outside the lightgrid!\n", cubemapIndex, tr.refdef.vieworg[0], tr.refdef.vieworg[1], tr.refdef.vieworg[2]);
 		}
@@ -2910,4 +2911,4 @@ void R_RenderCubemapSide( int cubemapIndex, int cubemapSide, qboolean subscene )
 	{
 		RE_EndScene();
 	}
-}
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+}