diff --git a/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/glsl/gBufferConditionerGLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/glsl/gBufferConditionerGLSL.cpp
index 9a76d471b..6e5795e83 100644
--- a/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/glsl/gBufferConditionerGLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/glsl/gBufferConditionerGLSL.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ void GBufferConditionerGLSL::processVert( Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentLis
 
    // grab incoming vert normal
    Var *inNormal = (Var*) LangElement::find( "normal" );
+   if (!inNormal)
+   {
+      inNormal = new Var("normal", "vec3");
+      meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = vec3( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 );\r\n", new DecOp(inNormal)));
+      Con::errorf("ShagerGen: Something went bad with ShaderGen. The normal should be already defined.");
+   }
    AssertFatal( inNormal, "Something went bad with ShaderGen. The normal should be already defined." );
 
    // grab output for gbuffer normal
diff --git a/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/hlsl/gBufferConditionerHLSL.cpp b/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/hlsl/gBufferConditionerHLSL.cpp
index ed946e944..93f9477e9 100644
--- a/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/hlsl/gBufferConditionerHLSL.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/lighting/advanced/hlsl/gBufferConditionerHLSL.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ void GBufferConditionerHLSL::processVert( Vector<ShaderComponent*> &componentLis
 
    // grab incoming vert normal
    Var *inNormal = (Var*) LangElement::find( "normal" );
+   if (!inNormal)
+   {
+      inNormal = new Var("normal", "float3");
+      meta->addStatement(new GenOp("   @ = float3( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0 );\r\n", new DecOp(inNormal)));
+      Con::errorf("ShagerGen: Something went bad with ShaderGen. The normal should be already defined.");
+   }
    AssertFatal( inNormal, "Something went bad with ShaderGen. The normal should be already defined." );
 
    // grab output for gbuffer normal