diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bddbdb4f74ca20..1f17c91f7682c9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "globals": "^17.0.0",
         "jpeg-js": "^0.4.4",
         "jsdoc": "^4.0.5",
-        "magic-string": "^0.30.0",
+        "magic-string": "^1.0.0",
         "pngjs": "^7.0.0",
         "puppeteer": "^25.0.0",
         "rollup": "^4.6.0",
@@ -2248,9 +2248,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/magic-string": {
-      "version": "0.30.21",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/magic-string/-/magic-string-0.30.21.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vd2F4YUyEXKGcLHoq+TEyCjxueSeHnFxyyjNp80yg0XV4vUhnDer/lvvlqM/arB5bXQN5K2/3oinyCRyx8T2CQ==",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/magic-string/-/magic-string-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CGvjzMN08iv6w1mm4/x3Gh1hLb4VnyRUA15FFpl6CsCIGGoe36k7kY5KNz9QDbSBN5I/fWHM6ZlIkUTa5xdUEA==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 994153d9143920..35092bafefdaa8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     "globals": "^17.0.0",
     "jpeg-js": "^0.4.4",
     "jsdoc": "^4.0.5",
-    "magic-string": "^0.30.0",
+    "magic-string": "^1.0.0",
     "pngjs": "^7.0.0",
     "puppeteer": "^25.0.0",
     "rollup": "^4.6.0",
diff --git a/src/materials/nodes/manager/NodeMaterialObserver.js b/src/materials/nodes/manager/NodeMaterialObserver.js
index a4f4c98e813c5e..c64cd090139690 100644
--- a/src/materials/nodes/manager/NodeMaterialObserver.js
+++ b/src/materials/nodes/manager/NodeMaterialObserver.js
@@ -730,11 +730,18 @@ class NodeMaterialObserver {
 
 		const { renderId } = nodeFrame;
 
+		let force = false;
+
+		// shared UBOs are potentially never updated when objects don't change. Below block
+		// make sure these UBOs are updated at least once.
+
 		if ( this.renderId !== renderId ) {
 
 			this.renderId = renderId;
 
-			return true;
+			// no early out here. instead, force the render object to use the equals() code path so its internal cache state gets synched
+
+			force = true;
 
 		}
 
@@ -742,12 +749,12 @@ class NodeMaterialObserver {
 		const isBundle = renderObject.bundle !== null && renderObject.bundle.static === true && this.getRenderObjectData( renderObject ).version === renderObject.bundle.version;
 
 		if ( isStatic || isBundle )
-			return false;
+			return force;
 
 		const lightsData = this.getLights( renderObject.lightsNode, renderId );
 		const notEqual = this.equals( renderObject, lightsData, renderId ) !== true;
 
-		return notEqual;
+		return ( force || notEqual );
 
 	}