diff --git a/io_xplane2blender/xplane_types/xplane_light.py b/io_xplane2blender/xplane_types/xplane_light.py
index 2dd953ae..797cfd7b 100644
--- a/io_xplane2blender/xplane_types/xplane_light.py
+++ b/io_xplane2blender/xplane_types/xplane_light.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ def __init__(self, blenderObject):
         self.getWeight(10000)
 
     def collect(self):
+        super().collect()
+
         is_parsed = xplane_lights_txt_parser.parse_lights_file()
         if is_parsed == False:
             logger.error("lights.txt file could not be parsed")