diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/enderman.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/enderman.lua
index 22599dd9e0..40d859f973 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/enderman.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/enderman.lua
@@ -328,37 +328,30 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs_mc:enderman", {
 			--end
 		end
 		-- Check to see if people are near by enough to look at us.
-		local objs = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(enderpos, 64)
-		local obj
-		for n = 1, #objs do
-			obj = objs[n]
-			if obj then
-				if minetest.is_player(obj) then
-					-- Check if they are looking at us.
-					local player_pos = obj:get_pos()
-					local look_dir_not_normalized = obj:get_look_dir()
-					local look_dir = vector.normalize(look_dir_not_normalized)
-					local look_pos = vector.new({x = look_dir.x+player_pos.x, y = look_dir.y+player_pos.y + 1.5, z = look_dir.z+player_pos.z}) -- Arbitrary value (1.5) is head level according to player info mod.
-					-- Cast up to 64 to see if player is looking at enderman.
-					for n = 1,64,.25 do
-						local node = minetest.get_node(look_pos)
-						if node.name ~= "air" then
-							break
-						end
-						if look_pos.x-1<enderpos.x and look_pos.x+1>enderpos.x and look_pos.y-2.89<enderpos.y and look_pos.y-2>enderpos.y and look_pos.z-1<enderpos.z and look_pos.z+1>enderpos.z then
-							self.provoked = "staring"
-							self.attack = minetest.get_player_by_name(obj:get_player_name())
-							break
-						else
-							if self.provoked == "staring" then
-								self.provoked = "broke_contact"
-							end
-						end
-						look_pos.x = look_pos.x + (.25 * look_dir.x)
-						look_pos.y = look_pos.y + (.25 * look_dir.y)
-						look_pos.z = look_pos.z + (.25 * look_dir.z)
+		for _,obj in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
+			-- Check if they are looking at us.
+			local player_pos = obj:get_pos()
+			local look_dir_not_normalized = obj:get_look_dir()
+			local look_dir = vector.normalize(look_dir_not_normalized)
+			local look_pos = vector.new({x = look_dir.x+player_pos.x, y = look_dir.y+player_pos.y + 1.5, z = look_dir.z+player_pos.z}) -- Arbitrary value (1.5) is head level according to player info mod.
+			-- Cast up to 64 to see if player is looking at enderman.
+			for n = 1,64,.25 do
+				local node = minetest.get_node(look_pos)
+				if node.name ~= "air" then
+					break
+				end
+				if look_pos.x-1<enderpos.x and look_pos.x+1>enderpos.x and look_pos.y-2.89<enderpos.y and look_pos.y-2>enderpos.y and look_pos.z-1<enderpos.z and look_pos.z+1>enderpos.z then
+					self.provoked = "staring"
+					self.attack = minetest.get_player_by_name(obj:get_player_name())
+					break
+				else
+					if self.provoked == "staring" then
+						self.provoked = "broke_contact"
 					end
 				end
+				look_pos.x = look_pos.x + (.25 * look_dir.x)
+				look_pos.y = look_pos.y + (.25 * look_dir.y)
+				look_pos.z = look_pos.z + (.25 * look_dir.z)
 			end
 		end
 		-- TAKE AND PLACE STUFF BEHAVIOUR BELOW.