diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_shields/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_shields/init.lua
index 78afae710d..9c6ce8383b 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_shields/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_shields/init.lua
@@ -204,9 +204,10 @@ local function set_interact(player, interact)
 		return
 	end
 	local meta = player:get_meta()
-	if meta:get_int("ineract_revoked") ~= 1 then
+	if meta:get_int("mcl_privs:interact_revoked") ~= 1 then
 		privs.interact = interact
 		minetest.set_player_privs(player_name, privs)
+		meta:set_int("mcl_privs:interact_revoked",0)
 	end
 end
 
diff --git a/mods/MISC/mcl_privs/init.lua b/mods/MISC/mcl_privs/init.lua
index aa17ba785e..dc3aa0f69a 100644
--- a/mods/MISC/mcl_privs/init.lua
+++ b/mods/MISC/mcl_privs/init.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ minetest.register_privilege("maphack", {
 minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
 	local name = player:get_player_name()
 	local meta = player:get_meta()
-	if meta:get_int("fly_changed") == 1 then return end
+	if meta:get_int("mcl_privs:fly_changed") == 1 then return end
 
 	local fly = nil
 	if minetest.is_creative_enabled(name) then
@@ -21,24 +21,25 @@ end)
 for _, action in pairs({"grant", "revoke"}) do
 	minetest["register_on_priv_" .. action](function(name, _, priv)
 		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
-		if player then
-			local meta = player:get_meta()
+		if not player then
+			return
+		end
 
-			if priv == "fly" then
-				meta:set_int("fly_changed", 1)
-			end
+		local meta = player:get_meta()
+		
+		if priv == "fly" then
+			meta:set_int("mcl_privs:fly_changed", 1)
+		end
 
-			--[[
-				so e.g. hackers who have been revoked of the interact privilege
-				will not automatically get the interact privilege through the mcl shields code back
-			]]
-
-			if priv == "interact" then
-				if action == "revoke" then
-					meta:set_int("ineract_revoked", 1)
-				else
-					meta:set_int("ineract_revoked", 0)
-				end
+		--[[
+			so e.g. hackers who have been revoked of the interact privilege
+			will not automatically get the interact privilege through the mcl shields code back
+		]]
+		if priv == "interact" then
+			if action == "revoke" then
+				meta:set_int("mcl_privs:interact_revoked", 1)
+			else
+				meta:set_int("mcl_privs:interact_revoked", 0)
 			end
 		end
 	end)