diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua
index a90fc1898..2ad65bd29 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function mcl_sponges.absorb(pos)
 		end
 		
 	end
-	return change, sponge_type
+	return change, mcl_sponges.registered_sponges[sponge_type].itemname
 end
 
 
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ mcl_sponges.register_sponge("riverwater", {
 minetest.register_abm({
 	label = "Sponge water absorbtion",
 	nodenames = { "mcl_sponges:sponge" },
-	neighbors = { "group:water" },
+	neighbors = { "group:water" }, -- FIXME
 	interval = 1,
 	chance = 1,
 	action = function(pos)