diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/api.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/api.lua
index 5890d8892c..8cdeb8b942 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/api.lua
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ function mcl_burning.get_collisionbox(obj, smaller, storage)
 	end
 end
 
+local find_nodes_in_area = minetest.find_nodes_in_area
+
 function mcl_burning.get_touching_nodes(obj, nodenames, storage)
 	local pos = obj:get_pos()
 	local minp, maxp = mcl_burning.get_collisionbox(obj, true, storage)
-	local nodes = minetest.find_nodes_in_area(vector.add(pos, minp), vector.add(pos, maxp), nodenames)
+	local nodes = find_nodes_in_area(vector.add(pos, minp), vector.add(pos, maxp), nodenames)
 	return nodes
 end
 
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/init.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/init.lua
index 82410dfdd3..3f3d08af15 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/init.lua
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 local modpath = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
 
-local pairs = pairs
-local get_connected_players = minetest.get_connected_players
-local get_item_group = minetest.get_item_group
-
 mcl_burning = {
 	storage = {}
 }
 
 dofile(modpath .. "/api.lua")
 
+local pairs = pairs
+local get_connected_players = minetest.get_connected_players
+local get_item_group = minetest.get_item_group
+
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 	for _, player in pairs(get_connected_players()) do
 		local storage = mcl_burning.storage[player]