diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_main.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_main.c
index bd27018b..24d17e0b 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_main.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_main.c
@@ -2931,12 +2931,16 @@ void R_RenderCubemapSide( int cubemapIndex, int cubemapSide, qboolean subscene )
 
 	{
 		vec3_t ambient, directed, lightDir;
+		float scale;
+
 		R_LightForPoint(tr.refdef.vieworg, ambient, directed, lightDir);
-		tr.refdef.colorScale = 1.0f; //766.0f / (directed[0] + directed[1] + directed[2] + 1.0f);
+		scale = directed[0] + directed[1] + directed[2] + ambient[0] + ambient[1] + ambient[2] + 1.0f;
+
+		tr.refdef.colorScale = 1.0f; //766.0f / scale;
 		// only print message for first side
-		if (directed[0] + directed[1] + directed[2] == 0 && cubemapSide == 0)
+		if (scale < 1.0001f && cubemapSide == 0)
 		{
-			ri.Printf(PRINT_ALL, "cubemap %d %s (%f, %f, %f) is outside the lightgrid!\n", cubemapIndex, tr.cubemaps[cubemapIndex].name, tr.refdef.vieworg[0], tr.refdef.vieworg[1], tr.refdef.vieworg[2]);
+			ri.Printf(PRINT_ALL, "cubemap %d %s (%f, %f, %f) is outside the lightgrid or inside a wall!\n", cubemapIndex, tr.cubemaps[cubemapIndex].name, tr.refdef.vieworg[0], tr.refdef.vieworg[1], tr.refdef.vieworg[2]);
 		}
 	}