diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/ai.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/ai.lua
index adfce1fef..c5b6b3c53 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/ai.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/ai.lua
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ function node_hurt(self, dtime, cur_pos)
 	self.damage_timer = self.damage_timer - dtime	
 
 	--This gets the coords of the node below the mob
-	cur_pos['y'] = cur_pos['y'] - 1
+	cur_pos.y = cur_pos.y - 1
 
 	-- If the block below the mob is a magma block it gets hurt every half a second
 	if minetest.get_node(cur_pos).name == 'mcl_nether:magma' and self.health > 0 and self.damage_timer <= 0 then