diff --git a/korman/exporter/convert.py b/korman/exporter/convert.py
index 5a807f9..edf378e 100644
--- a/korman/exporter/convert.py
+++ b/korman/exporter/convert.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Exporter:
             self.sumfile = sumfile.SumFile()
 
             # Step 0.8: Init the progress mgr
-            self.report.progress_add_step("Applying Blender Mods")
+            self.mesh.add_progress_presteps(self.report)
             self.report.progress_add_step("Collecting Objects")
             self.report.progress_add_step("Harvesting Actors")
             if self._op.bake_lighting:
diff --git a/korman/exporter/etlight.py b/korman/exporter/etlight.py
index d55a8ae..cc20749 100644
--- a/korman/exporter/etlight.py
+++ b/korman/exporter/etlight.py
@@ -17,24 +17,25 @@ import bpy
 from bpy.app.handlers import persistent
 
 from .logger import ExportProgressLogger
-from .mesh import _VERTEX_COLOR_LAYERS
+from .mesh import _MeshManager, _VERTEX_COLOR_LAYERS
 from ..helpers import *
 
 _NUM_RENDER_LAYERS = 20
 
-class LightBaker:
+class LightBaker(_MeshManager):
     """ExportTime Lighting"""
 
     def __init__(self, report=None):
         self._lightgroups = {}
         if report is None:
             self._report = ExportProgressLogger()
-            self.add_progress_steps(self._report)
+            self.add_progress_steps(self._report, True)
             self._report.progress_start("PREVIEWING LIGHTING")
             self._own_report = True
         else:
             self._report = report
             self._own_report = False
+        super().__init__(self._report)
         self._uvtexs = {}
 
     def __del__(self):
@@ -42,7 +43,9 @@ class LightBaker:
             self._report.progress_end()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def add_progress_steps(report):
+    def add_progress_steps(report, add_base=False):
+        if add_base:
+            _MeshManager.add_progress_presteps(report)
         report.progress_add_step("Searching for Bahro")
         report.progress_add_step("Baking Static Lighting")
 
diff --git a/korman/exporter/mesh.py b/korman/exporter/mesh.py
index f8526fc..3226f69 100644
--- a/korman/exporter/mesh.py
+++ b/korman/exporter/mesh.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from PyHSPlasma import *
 from math import fabs
 import weakref
 
+from ..exporter.logger import ExportProgressLogger
 from . import explosions
 from .. import helpers
 from . import material
@@ -113,14 +114,18 @@ class _GeoData:
 
 
 class _MeshManager:
-    def __init__(self, exporter):
-        self._exporter = weakref.ref(exporter)
+    def __init__(self, report=None):
+        if report is not None:
+            self._report = report
         self._mesh_overrides = {}
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def add_progress_presteps(report):
+        report.progress_add_step("Applying Blender Mods")
+
     def __enter__(self):
-        report = self._exporter().report
-        report.progress_advance()
-        report.progress_range = len(bpy.data.objects)
+        self._report.progress_advance()
+        self._report.progress_range = len(bpy.data.objects)
 
         # Some modifiers like "Array" will procedurally generate new geometry that will impact
         # lightmap generation. The Blender Internal renderer does not seem to be smart enough to
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ class _MeshManager:
                 # happen because Blender's memory management SUCKS!
                 self._mesh_overrides[i.name] = i.data.name
                 i.data = i.to_mesh(scene, True, "RENDER", calc_tessface=False)
-            report.progress_increment()
+            self._report.progress_increment()
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
@@ -146,12 +151,15 @@ class _MeshManager:
 
 class MeshConverter(_MeshManager):
     def __init__(self, exporter):
-        super().__init__(exporter)
+        self._exporter = weakref.ref(exporter)
         self.material = material.MaterialConverter(exporter)
 
         self._dspans = {}
         self._mesh_geospans = {}
 
+        # _report is a property on this subclass
+        super().__init__()
+
     def _calc_num_uvchans(self, bo, mesh):
         max_user_texs = plGeometrySpan.kUVCountMask
         num_user_texs = len(mesh.tessface_uv_textures)
diff --git a/korman/operators/op_lightmap.py b/korman/operators/op_lightmap.py
index e67e241..4051f9f 100644
--- a/korman/operators/op_lightmap.py
+++ b/korman/operators/op_lightmap.py
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class LightmapAutobakePreviewOperator(_LightingOperator, bpy.types.Operator):
         with GoodNeighbor() as toggle:
             toggle.track(context.scene, "layers", tuple(context.scene.layers))
 
-            bake = LightBaker()
-            if not bake.bake_static_lighting([context.active_object,]):
-                self.report({"INFO"}, "No valid lights found to bake.")
-                return {"FINISHED"}
+            with LightBaker() as bake:
+                if not bake.bake_static_lighting([context.active_object,]):
+                    self.report({"INFO"}, "No valid lights found to bake.")
+                    return {"FINISHED"}
 
         tex = bpy.data.textures.get("LIGHTMAPGEN_PREVIEW")
         if tex is None: