diff --git a/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.js b/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.js
index 2f656784..cc1d44b1 100644
--- a/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.js
+++ b/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.js
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
                 contactPatches,
                 reflection: {
                     texture: null,
-                    enabled: faceId === "posY" && this.getWaterReflectionMode() !== "none"
+                    enabled: faceId === "posY"
                 }
             });
             if (waterMaterial.animationUniform !== null) {
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
         const now = performance.now();
         for (const binding of this.runtimeWaterContactUniforms) {
             if (reflectionMode === "none" ||
-                binding.reflectionRenderTarget === null ||
                 binding.reflectionTextureUniform === null ||
                 binding.reflectionMatrixUniform === null ||
                 binding.reflectionEnabledUniform === null) {
@@ -600,8 +599,11 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
                 }
                 continue;
             }
+            if (binding.reflectionRenderTarget === null) {
+                binding.reflectionRenderTarget = this.createWaterReflectionRenderTarget();
+            }
             const canRenderReflection = updatePlanarReflectionCamera(binding.brush, this.camera, this.waterReflectionCamera, binding.reflectionMatrixUniform.value);
-            if (!canRenderReflection) {
+            if (!canRenderReflection || binding.reflectionRenderTarget === null) {
                 binding.reflectionEnabledUniform.value = 0;
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts b/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts
index bc1c9749..9670cdad 100644
--- a/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts
+++ b/src/runtime-three/runtime-host.ts
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
         contactPatches,
         reflection: {
           texture: null,
-          enabled: faceId === "posY" && this.getWaterReflectionMode() !== "none"
+          enabled: faceId === "posY"
         }
       });
 
@@ -833,7 +833,6 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
     for (const binding of this.runtimeWaterContactUniforms) {
       if (
         reflectionMode === "none" ||
-        binding.reflectionRenderTarget === null ||
         binding.reflectionTextureUniform === null ||
         binding.reflectionMatrixUniform === null ||
         binding.reflectionEnabledUniform === null
@@ -844,6 +843,10 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
         continue;
       }
 
+      if (binding.reflectionRenderTarget === null) {
+        binding.reflectionRenderTarget = this.createWaterReflectionRenderTarget();
+      }
+
       const canRenderReflection = updatePlanarReflectionCamera(
         binding.brush,
         this.camera,
@@ -851,7 +854,7 @@ export class RuntimeHost {
         binding.reflectionMatrixUniform.value
       );
 
-      if (!canRenderReflection) {
+      if (!canRenderReflection || binding.reflectionRenderTarget === null) {
         binding.reflectionEnabledUniform.value = 0;
         continue;
       }