Potion of night vision: total blackout

when using a potion of night vision, occasionally everything will go completely black, no matter what, even if the potion effect is still active, the only way to fix this is by placing a torch (other blocks may work. This normally occurs when under a roofed area, e.g cave, house, arena.

Steps for how to reproduce:
1. go on a world and make sure you are on survival mode
2. drink a potion of night vision
3. make sure there are blocks above your head
4. wait for a while (maybe mine a bit)
5. screen will go black
6. place a torch
7. effect will go away for a while and then come back