diff --git a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/LightningBolt.java.patch b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/LightningBolt.java.patch
index ffaffc46db..b5b67ef4e9 100644
--- a/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/LightningBolt.java.patch
+++ b/paper-server/patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/LightningBolt.java.patch
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@
                  List<Entity> entities = this.level()
                      .getEntities(
                          this,
-@@ -172,22 +_,30 @@
+@@ -168,26 +_,34 @@
+     }
+ 
+     private void spawnFire(int extraIgnitions) {
+-        if (!this.visualOnly && this.level() instanceof ServerLevel serverLevel && serverLevel.getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_DOFIRETICK)) {
++        if (!this.visualOnly && !this.isEffect && this.level() instanceof ServerLevel serverLevel && serverLevel.getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_DOFIRETICK)) { // Paper - prevent any fire if only effect
              BlockPos blockPos = this.blockPosition();
              BlockState state = BaseFireBlock.getState(this.level(), blockPos);
              if (this.level().getBlockState(blockPos).isAir() && state.canSurvive(this.level(), blockPos)) {