diff --git a/src/runtime-three/runtime-project-time.ts b/src/runtime-three/runtime-project-time.ts
index 555ec02c..979cf1af 100644
--- a/src/runtime-three/runtime-project-time.ts
+++ b/src/runtime-three/runtime-project-time.ts
@@ -711,7 +711,11 @@ function resolvePreferredDaylikeImageBackground(
 
   return bestContribution === null
     ? null
-    : cloneWorldBackgroundSettings(bestContribution.background);
+    : {
+        mode: "image",
+        assetId: bestContribution.background.assetId,
+        environmentIntensity: bestContribution.background.environmentIntensity
+      };
 }
 
 function resolveTimeDrivenBackground(