diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableZoneEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableZoneEntityItem.cpp
index 5a3caa55fe..5062162b6e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableZoneEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableZoneEntityItem.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void ZoneEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePointer& scen
         updateAmbientLightFromEntity(entity);
     }
 
-    if (skyboxChanged) {
+    if (skyboxChanged || _proceduralUserData != entity->getUserData()) {
         updateKeyBackgroundFromEntity(entity);
     }
 
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ bool ZoneEntityRenderer::needsRenderUpdateFromTypedEntity(const TypedEntityPoint
         return true;
     }
 
+    if (entity->getUserData() != _proceduralUserData) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
 #if 0
     if (_typedEntity->getCompoundShapeURL() != _lastShapeURL) {
         return true;