diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/Hooks.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/Hooks.kt
index 584025c..523ebdd 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/Hooks.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/Hooks.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import mods.octarinecore.common.plus
 import mods.octarinecore.metaprog.allAvailable
 import net.minecraft.block.Block
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BlockRendererDispatcher
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.VertexBuffer
 import net.minecraft.init.Blocks
@@ -77,26 +78,24 @@ fun renderWorldBlock(dispatcher: BlockRendererDispatcher,
                      worldRenderer: VertexBuffer,
                      layer: BlockRenderLayer
 ): Boolean {
+    val doBaseRender = state.canRenderInLayer(layer) || (layer == targetCutoutLayer && state.canRenderInLayer(otherCutoutLayer))
     blockContext.let { ctx ->
         ctx.set(blockAccess, pos)
         Client.renderers.forEach { renderer ->
             if (renderer.isEligible(ctx)) {
-                // render on the block's default layer AND CUTOUT_MIPPED if the renderer requires it
-                if (state.canRenderInLayer(layer) || (layer.isCutout && renderer.addToCutout)) {
+                // render on the block's default layer
+                // also render on the cutout layer if the renderer requires it
+                if (doBaseRender || (renderer.addToCutout && layer == targetCutoutLayer)) {
                     return renderer.render(ctx, dispatcher, worldRenderer, layer)
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-    // stuff on the CUTOUT layer must be rendered on CUTOUT_MIPPED instead if OptiFine is present
-    val doBaseRender = state.canRenderInLayer(layer) || (isOptifinePresent && layer == CUTOUT_MIPPED && state.canRenderInLayer(CUTOUT))
+
     return if (doBaseRender) dispatcher.renderBlock(state, pos, blockAccess, worldRenderer) else false
 }
 
-fun canRenderBlockInLayer(block: Block, state: IBlockState, layer: BlockRenderLayer): Boolean {
-    if (layer == CUTOUT_MIPPED && !block.canRenderInLayer(state, CUTOUT)) {
-        return true
-    }
-    return block.canRenderInLayer(state, layer)
+fun canRenderBlockInLayer(block: Block, state: IBlockState, layer: BlockRenderLayer) = block.canRenderInLayer(state, layer) || layer == targetCutoutLayer
 
-}
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+val targetCutoutLayer: BlockRenderLayer get() = if (Minecraft.getMinecraft().gameSettings.mipmapLevels > 0) CUTOUT_MIPPED else CUTOUT
+val otherCutoutLayer: BlockRenderLayer get() = if (Minecraft.getMinecraft().gameSettings.mipmapLevels > 0) CUTOUT else CUTOUT_MIPPED
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/RenderConnectedGrassLog.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/RenderConnectedGrassLog.kt
index e3a40d1..961ae6c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/RenderConnectedGrassLog.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/RenderConnectedGrassLog.kt
@@ -27,13 +27,9 @@ class RenderConnectedGrassLog : AbstractBlockRenderingHandler(BetterFoliageMod.M
     override fun render(ctx: BlockContext, dispatcher: BlockRendererDispatcher, renderer: VertexBuffer, layer: BlockRenderLayer): Boolean {
         val grassDir = grassCheckDirs.find {
             Config.blocks.grassClasses.matchesClass(ctx.block(it.offset))
-        }
+        } ?: return renderWorldBlockBase(ctx, dispatcher, renderer, layer)
 
-        return if (grassDir != null) {
-            ctx.withOffset(Int3.zero, grassDir.offset) {
-                renderWorldBlockBase(ctx, dispatcher, renderer, layer)
-            }
-        } else {
+        return ctx.withOffset(Int3.zero, grassDir.offset) {
             renderWorldBlockBase(ctx, dispatcher, renderer, layer)
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/Utils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/Utils.kt
index 178e4a2..ae4ffd6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/Utils.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mods/betterfoliage/client/render/Utils.kt
@@ -58,4 +58,5 @@ fun Model.mix(first: Model, second: Model, predicate: (Int)->Boolean) {
 
 val BlockRenderLayer.isCutout: Boolean get() = (this == BlockRenderLayer.CUTOUT) || (this == BlockRenderLayer.CUTOUT_MIPPED)
 
-fun IBlockState.canRenderInLayer(layer: BlockRenderLayer) = this.block.canRenderInLayer(this, layer)
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+fun IBlockState.canRenderInLayer(layer: BlockRenderLayer) = this.block.canRenderInLayer(this, layer)
+fun IBlockState.canRenderInCutout() = this.block.canRenderInLayer(this, BlockRenderLayer.CUTOUT) || this.block.canRenderInLayer(this, BlockRenderLayer.CUTOUT_MIPPED)
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/mods/octarinecore/client/render/AbstractBlockRenderingHandler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/mods/octarinecore/client/render/AbstractBlockRenderingHandler.kt
index ae5ef0d..6dacb77 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/mods/octarinecore/client/render/AbstractBlockRenderingHandler.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/mods/octarinecore/client/render/AbstractBlockRenderingHandler.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 @file:JvmName("RendererHolder")
 package mods.octarinecore.client.render
 
+import mods.betterfoliage.client.render.canRenderInCutout
+import mods.betterfoliage.client.render.canRenderInLayer
+import mods.betterfoliage.client.render.isCutout
 import mods.octarinecore.ThreadLocalDelegate
 import mods.octarinecore.client.resource.ResourceHandler
 import mods.octarinecore.common.Double3
@@ -49,8 +52,11 @@ abstract class AbstractBlockRenderingHandler(modId: String) : ResourceHandler(mo
      */
     fun renderWorldBlockBase(ctx: BlockContext, dispatcher: BlockRendererDispatcher, renderer: VertexBuffer, layer: BlockRenderLayer?): Boolean {
         ctx.blockState(Int3.zero).let {
-            if (layer == null || it.block.canRenderInLayer(it, layer))
+            if (layer == null ||
+                it.canRenderInLayer(layer) ||
+                (it.canRenderInCutout() && layer.isCutout)) {
                 return dispatcher.renderBlock(it, ctx.pos, ctx.world, renderer)
+            }
         }
         return false
     }
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ data class BlockData(val state: IBlockState, val color: Int, val brightness: Int
  * Represents the block being rendered. Has properties and methods to query the neighborhood of the block in
  * block-relative coordinates.
  */
-class BlockContext() {
+class BlockContext {
     var world: IBlockAccess? = null
     var pos = BlockPos.ORIGIN