diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_bells/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_bells/init.lua
index 32bdfe3d7..46b8b9f89 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_bells/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_bells/init.lua
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_bells:bell", {
 		"mcl_bells_bell_side.png",
 	},
 	is_ground_content = false,
-	groups = {pickaxey=2, deco_block=1 },
+	groups = {pickaxey=2, deco_block=1, dig_by_piston=1 },
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_metal_defaults(),
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 5,
 	_mcl_hardness = 5,
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_lanterns/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_lanterns/init.lua
index 5be325e48..f978358b7 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_lanterns/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_lanterns/init.lua
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function mcl_lanterns.register_lantern(name, def)
 		node_placement_prediction = "",
 		sunlight_propagates = true,
 		light_source = def.light_level,
-		groups = {pickaxey = 1, attached_node = 1, deco_block = 1, lantern = 1},
+		groups = {pickaxey = 1, attached_node = 1, deco_block = 1, lantern = 1, dig_by_piston=1},
 		selection_box = {
 			type = "fixed",
 			fixed = {