diff --git a/doors_chest.lua b/doors_chest.lua
index e98e18a..f5a2dea 100644
--- a/doors_chest.lua
+++ b/doors_chest.lua
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ minetest.register_node("protector:chest", {
 		local inv = meta:get_inventory()
 
 		meta:set_string("infotext", S("Protected Chest"))
-		meta:set_string("name", "")
+		meta:set_string("name", S("Protected Chest"))
 		inv:set_size("main", 8 * 4)
 	end,
 
@@ -575,7 +575,8 @@ minetest.register_node("protector:chest", {
 			minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
 	end,
 
-	on_metadata_inventory_move = function(pos, from_list, from_index, to_list, to_index, count, player)
+	on_metadata_inventory_move = function(
+			pos, from_list, from_index, to_list, to_index, count, player)
 
 		minetest.log("action", player:get_player_name() ..
 			" moves stuff inside protected chest at " ..
@@ -600,7 +601,8 @@ minetest.register_node("protector:chest", {
 		return stack:get_count()
 	end,
 
-	allow_metadata_inventory_move = function(pos, from_list, from_index, to_list, to_index, count, player)
+	allow_metadata_inventory_move = function(
+			pos, from_list, from_index, to_list, to_index, count, player)
 
 		if minetest.is_protected(pos, player:get_player_name()) then
 			return 0
@@ -645,15 +647,39 @@ minetest.register_node("protector:chest", {
 	on_blast = function() end,
 })
 
+-- Container transfer helper
+local to_from = function(src, dst)
+
+	local stack, item, leftover
+	local size = dst:get_size("main")
+
+	for i = 1, size do
+
+		stack = src:get_stack("main", i)
+		item = stack:get_name()
+
+		if item ~= "" and dst:room_for_item("main", item) then
+
+			leftover = dst:add_item("main", stack)
+
+			if leftover and not leftover:is_empty() then
+				src:set_stack("main", i, leftover)
+			else
+				src:set_stack("main", i, nil)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 -- Protected Chest formspec buttons
 
 minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 
-	if string.sub(formname, 0, string.len("protector:chest_")) ~= "protector:chest_" then
+	if string.sub(formname, 0, 16) ~= "protector:chest_" then
 		return
 	end
 
-	local pos_s = string.sub(formname,string.len("protector:chest_") + 1)
+	local pos_s = string.sub(formname, 17)
 	local pos = minetest.string_to_pos(pos_s)
 
 	if minetest.is_protected(pos, player:get_player_name()) then
@@ -663,43 +689,16 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos) ; if not meta then return end
 	local chest_inv = meta:get_inventory() ; if not chest_inv then return end
 	local player_inv = player:get_inventory()
-	local leftover
 
+	-- copy contents of player inventory to chest
 	if fields.toup then
 
-		-- copy contents of players inventory to chest
-		for i, v in ipairs(player_inv:get_list("main") or {}) do
-
-			if chest_inv:room_for_item("main", v) then
-
-				leftover = chest_inv:add_item("main", v)
-
-				player_inv:remove_item("main", v)
-
-				if leftover
-				and not leftover:is_empty() then
-					player_inv:add_item("main", v)
-				end
-			end
-		end
+		to_from(player_inv, chest_inv)
 
+	-- copy contents of chest to player inventory
 	elseif fields.todn then
 
-		-- copy contents of chest to players inventory
-		for i, v in ipairs(chest_inv:get_list("main") or {}) do
-
-			if player_inv:room_for_item("main", v) then
-
-				leftover = player_inv:add_item("main", v)
-
-				chest_inv:remove_item("main", v)
-
-				if leftover
-				and not leftover:is_empty() then
-					chest_inv:add_item("main", v)
-				end
-			end
-		end
+		to_from(chest_inv, player_inv)
 
 	elseif fields.chestname then
 
@@ -707,9 +706,9 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 		if fields.chestname ~= "" then
 
 			meta:set_string("name", fields.chestname)
-			meta:set_string("infotext",
-				S("Protected Chest (@1)", fields.chestname))
+			meta:set_string("infotext", fields.chestname)
 		else
+			meta:set_string("name", S("Protected Chest"))
 			meta:set_string("infotext", S("Protected Chest"))
 		end