diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
index c3b3df7808..a695eb7c7d 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_chests/init.lua
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ minetest.register_entity("mcl_chests:chest", {
 
 local function get_entity_pos(pos, dir, double)
 	pos = vector.new(pos)
-	pos.y = pos.y - 0.5
+	pos.y = pos.y - 0.49
 	if double then
 		local add, mul, vec, cross = vector.add, vector.multiply, vector.new, vector.cross
 		pos = add(pos, mul(cross(dir, vec(0, 1, 0)), -0.5))