diff --git a/soh/src/code/z_lights.c b/soh/src/code/z_lights.c
index 77bd61abe..57986baf8 100644
--- a/soh/src/code/z_lights.c
+++ b/soh/src/code/z_lights.c
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ void Lights_BindAll(Lights* lights, LightNode* listHead, Vec3f* vec) {
 
     while (listHead != NULL) {
         info = listHead->info;
-        if (info->type < 3) { // bandaid fix for death crash issue
+        // OTRTODO: we do not know the root cause of the info->type value being invalid
+        // but this prevents it from crashing the game on the game over screen
+        if (info->type < 3) {
             bindFuncs[info->type](lights, &info->params, vec);
         }
         listHead = listHead->next;