diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sculk/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sculk/init.lua
index 31e04d826..765a01051 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sculk/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sculk/init.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local S = minetest.get_translator(minetest.get_current_modname())
 local mt_sound_play = minetest.sound_play
 
-local spread_to = {"mcl_core:stone","mcl_core:dirt","mcl_core:sand","mcl_core:dirt_with_grass","group:grass_block","mcl_core:andesite","mcl_core:diorite","mcl_core:granite","mcl_core:mycelium","group:dirt","mcl_end:end_stone","mcl_nether:netherrack","mcl_blackstone:basalt","mcl_nether:soul_sand","mcl_blackstone:soul_soil","mcl_crimson:warped_nylium","mcl_crimson:crimson_nylium"}
+local spread_to = {"mcl_core:stone","mcl_core:dirt","mcl_core:sand","mcl_core:dirt_with_grass","group:grass_block","mcl_core:andesite","mcl_core:diorite","mcl_core:granite","mcl_core:mycelium","group:dirt","mcl_end:end_stone","mcl_nether:netherrack","mcl_blackstone:basalt","mcl_nether:soul_sand","mcl_blackstone:soul_soil","mcl_crimson:warped_nylium","mcl_crimson:crimson_nylium","mcl_core:gravel"}
 
 local sounds = {
 	footstep = {name = "mcl_sculk_block", },
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_sculk:vein", {
 	},
 	groups = {
 		handy = 1, axey = 1, shearsy = 1, swordy = 1, deco_block = 1,
-		dig_by_piston = 1, destroy_by_lava_flow = 1, sculk = 1,
+		dig_by_piston = 1, destroy_by_lava_flow = 1, sculk = 1, dig_by_water = 1,
 	},
 	sounds = sounds,
 	drop = "",