diff --git a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/lighting.cs b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/lighting.cs
index 295766a5db..ca890b3f40 100644
--- a/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/lighting.cs
+++ b/Templates/BaseGame/game/core/lighting.cs
@@ -43,20 +43,24 @@ function initLightingSystems(%manager)
    
    // Try to initialize the selected light manager directly
    // If this fails, try to initialize the light managers in order from most to least preferable
-   if (!setLightManager(%manager))
+   if (setLightManager(%manager))
+   {
+      return true;
+   }
+   else
    {
       for(%i = 0; %i < getFieldCount($lightManager::defaults); %i++)
       {
          %success = setLightManager(getField($lightManager::defaults, %i));
          
          if (%success)
-            return;
-      }   
+            return true;
+      } 
+
+      // If we completely failed to initialize a light 
+      // manager then the 3d scene cannot be rendered.
+      quitWithErrorMessage( "Failed to set a light manager!" );      
    }
-   
-   // If we completely failed to initialize a light 
-   // manager then the 3d scene cannot be rendered.
-   quitWithErrorMessage( "Failed to set a light manager!" );
 }
 
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