diff --git a/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/rain.lua b/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/rain.lua
index 191062bcd..7efc866bf 100644
--- a/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/rain.lua
+++ b/mods/ENVIRONMENT/mcl_weather/rain.lua
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ local psdef= {
 	minpos = vector.new(-6,3,-6),
 	maxpos = vector.new(6,15,6),
 	minvel = vector.new(-vel,-falling_speed,-vel),
-	maxvel = math.random(vel,-falling_speed+vel,vel),
+	maxvel = vector.new(vel,-falling_speed+vel,vel),
 	minacc = vector.new(0,0,0),
 	maxacc = vector.new(0,-0.4,0),
 	minexptime = 0.5,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ local psdef_backsplash= {
 	minpos = vector.new(-3,-1,-3),
 	maxpos = vector.new(3,0,3),
 	minvel = vector.new(-vel,falling_speed*2,-vel),
-	maxvel = math.random(vel,falling_speed*2+vel,vel),
+	maxvel = vector.new(vel,falling_speed*2+vel,vel),
 	minacc = vector.new(0,0,0),
 	maxacc = vector.new(0,0,0),
 	minexptime = 0.1,
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_shields/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_shields/init.lua
index 57701345d..f742bc760 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_shields/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_shields/init.lua
@@ -183,8 +183,11 @@ local function set_interact(player, interact)
 	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
 	local privs = minetest.get_player_privs(player_name)
 	if privs.interact ~= interact then
-		privs.interact = interact
-		minetest.set_player_privs(player_name, privs)
+		local meta = player:get_meta()
+		if meta:get_int("ineract_revoked") ~= 1 then
+			privs.interact = interact
+			minetest.set_player_privs(player_name, privs)
+		end
 	end
 end
 
diff --git a/mods/MISC/mcl_privs/init.lua b/mods/MISC/mcl_privs/init.lua
index b0d7a5066..bbf75f37b 100644
--- a/mods/MISC/mcl_privs/init.lua
+++ b/mods/MISC/mcl_privs/init.lua
@@ -20,12 +20,26 @@ end)
 
 for _, action in pairs({"grant", "revoke"}) do
 	minetest["register_on_priv_" .. action](function(name, _, priv)
-		if priv == "fly" then
-			local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
-			if player then
-				local meta = player:get_meta()
+		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
+		if player then
+			local meta = player:get_meta()
+
+			if priv == "fly" then
 				meta:set_int("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+				so e.g. hackers who have been revoked of the interact privilege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
+			end
 		end
 	end)
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end