diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/api.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/api.lua
index bf721414..0d8e3d15 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/api.lua
@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ function mcl_burning.set_on_fire(obj, burn_time, reason)
 			}) + 1
 		end
 
+		local already_burning = mcl_burning.is_burning(obj)
+
+
+		mcl_burning.set(obj, "float", "burn_time", burn_time)
+		mcl_burning.set(obj, "string", "reason", reason)
+
+		if already_burning then
+			return
+		end
+
 		local hud_id
 		if obj:is_player() then
 			hud_id = mcl_burning.get(obj, "int", "hud_id")
@@ -168,8 +178,7 @@ function mcl_burning.set_on_fire(obj, burn_time, reason)
 				}) + 1
 			end
 		end
-		mcl_burning.set(obj, "float", "burn_time", burn_time)
-		mcl_burning.set(obj, "string", "reason", reason)
+
 		mcl_burning.set(obj, "int", "hud_id", hud_id)
 		mcl_burning.set(obj, "int", "sound_id", sound_id)
 
@@ -285,7 +294,7 @@ function mcl_burning.fire_entity_step(self, dtime)
 	end
 
 	local animation_timer = self.animation_timer + dtime
-	if animation_timer >= 0.015 then
+	if animation_timer >= ( 1 / mcl_burning.animation_fps ) then
 		animation_timer = 0
 		local animation_frame = self.animation_frame + 1
 		if animation_frame > mcl_burning.animation_frames - 1 then
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/init.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/init.lua
index 61ed1283..a1e3fe5c 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_burning/init.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ local S = minetest.get_translator("mcl_burning")
 local modpath = minetest.get_modpath("mcl_burning")
 
 mcl_burning = {
-	animation_frames = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("fire_animation_frames")) or 8
+	animation_frames = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("fire_animation_frames")) or 8,
+	animation_fps = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("fire_animation_fps")) or 30
 }
 
 dofile(modpath .. "/api.lua")
diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
index 96e7d5f5..3f90c986 100644
--- a/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ flame_sound (Flame sound) bool true
 # Form: Image height / Image width
 fire_animation_frames (Fire Animation Frames) int 8
 
+# How long to wait between frames of the fire animation in frames per second.
+# A higher number means it looks better but also results in a lot of additional network traffic. A low single digit value is recommended for multiplayer.
+#(default: 30)
+fire_animation_fps (Fire Animation FPS) int 30 0 60
+
 # Whether to animate chests when open / close
 animated_chests (Animated chests) bool true