diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/spider.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/spider.lua
index 9d5e7f425e..6c1b4f170a 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/spider.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/spider.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 -- Spider by AspireMint (fishyWET (CC-BY-SA 3.0 license for texture)
 mobs:register_mob("mobs_mc:spider", {
-	type = "monster",
+	type = "animal",
 	passive = false,
 	attack_type = "dogfight",
 	pathfinding = true,