diff --git a/mods/ENVIRONMENT/lightning/init.lua b/mods/ENVIRONMENT/lightning/init.lua
index 55ada0d53..3579316e8 100644
--- a/mods/ENVIRONMENT/lightning/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ENVIRONMENT/lightning/init.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ local set_node = minetest.set_node
 local sound_play = minetest.sound_play
 local add_particlespawner = minetest.add_particlespawner
 local after = minetest.after
+local add_entity = minetest.add_entity
 local get_objects_inside_radius = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius
 local get_item_group = minetest.get_item_group
 
@@ -206,18 +207,18 @@ lightning.register_on_strike(function(pos, pos2, objects)
 		if get_node(pos2).name == "air" then
 			-- Low chance for a lightning to spawn skeleton horse + skeletons
 			if skeleton_lightning then
-				minetest.add_entity(pos2, "mobs_mc:skeleton_horse")
+				add_entity(pos2, "mobs_mc:skeleton_horse")
 
 				local angle, posadd
 				angle = math.random(0, math.pi*2)
 				for i=1,3 do
 					posadd = { x=math.cos(angle),y=0,z=math.sin(angle) }
 					posadd = vector.normalize(posadd)
-					local mob = minetest.add_entity(vector.add(pos2, posadd), "mobs_mc:skeleton")
+					local mob = add_entity(vector.add(pos2, posadd), "mobs_mc:skeleton")
 					if mob then
 						mob:set_yaw(angle-math.pi/2)
-						angle = angle + (math.pi*2) / 3
 					end
+					angle = angle + (math.pi*2) / 3
 				end
 
 			-- Cause a fire