diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
index 9bc7a6780..d7e3deb2b 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/spawning.lua
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ if mobs_spawn then
 						return
 					end
 				end
-				if minetest.registered_entities[mob_def.name].can_spawn and not minetest.registered_entities[mob_def.name].can_spawn(pos) then
-					minetest.log("warning","[mcl_mobs] mob "..mob_def.name.." refused to spawn at "..minetest.pos_to_string(vector.round(pos)))
+				if minetest.registered_entities[mob_def.name].can_spawn and not minetest.registered_entities[mob_def.name].can_spawn(spawning_position) then
+					minetest.log("warning","[mcl_mobs] mob "..mob_def.name.." refused to spawn at "..minetest.pos_to_string(vector.round(spawning_position)))
 					return
 				end
 				--everything is correct, spawn mob
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/strider.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/strider.lua
index 65837d422..8344f48da 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/strider.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/strider.lua
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ local strider = {
 	fire_resistant = true,
 	floats_on_lava = 1,
 	floats = 0,
+	can_spawn = function(pos)
+		local l = minetest.find_node_near(pos,2,{"mcl_nether:nether_lava_source","mcl_nether:nether_lava_flowing"})
+		return l ~= nil
+	end,
 	do_custom = function(self, dtime)
 
 		if minetest.find_node_near(self.object:get_pos(), 2, {"mcl_core:lava_source","mcl_core:lava_flowing","mcl_nether:nether_lava_source","mcl_nether:nether_lava_flowing"}) then