diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_structures/api.lua b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_structures/api.lua
index ebdfdfbea..14dda38f8 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_structures/api.lua
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_structures/api.lua
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ function mcl_structures.place_structure(pos, def, pr)
 		return false
 	end
 	if def.filenames then
-		table.shuffle(def.filenames)
-		local file = def.filenames[1]
+		if #def.filenames <= 0 then return false end
+		local r = pr:next(1,#def.filenames)
+		local file = def.filenames[r]
 		if file then
 			local ap = function(pos,def,pr) end
 			if def.after_place then ap = def.after_place  end
diff --git a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_structures/ocean_ruins.lua b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_structures/ocean_ruins.lua
index 1452de64b..256d4bb8d 100644
--- a/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_structures/ocean_ruins.lua
+++ b/mods/MAPGEN/mcl_structures/ocean_ruins.lua
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ local cold = {
 	y_max = -2,
 	biomes = cold_oceans,
 	chunk_probability = 64,
-	sidelen = 4,
+	sidelen = 8,
 	filenames = {
 		modpath.."/schematics/mcl_structures_ocean_ruins_cold_1.mts",
 		modpath.."/schematics/mcl_structures_ocean_ruins_cold_2.mts",