diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_buckets/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_buckets/init.lua
index 9e830fd7..986dea5a 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_buckets/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_buckets/init.lua
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function mcl_buckets.register_liquid(def)
 			_doc_items_usagehelp = def.usagehelp,
 			_tt_help = def.tt_help,
 			inventory_image = def.inventory_image,
-			stack_max = 16,
+			stack_max = 1,
 			groups = def.groups,
 			on_place = function(itemstack, user, pointed_thing)
 				-- Must be pointing to node
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ minetest.register_craftitem("mcl_buckets:bucket_empty", {
 
 	liquids_pointable = true,
 	inventory_image = "bucket.png",
-	stack_max = 16,
+	stack_max = 1,
 	on_place = function(itemstack, user, pointed_thing)
 		-- Must be pointing to node
 		if pointed_thing.type ~= "node" then