diff --git a/technic_cnc/cnc_api.lua b/technic_cnc/cnc_api.lua
index d40e977..41fbe1b 100644
--- a/technic_cnc/cnc_api.lua
+++ b/technic_cnc/cnc_api.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 -- Again code is adapted from the NonCubic Blocks MOD v1.4 by yves_de_beck
 
 local S = technic_cnc.getter
+local ALPHA_CLIP = minetest.features.use_texture_alpha_string_modes and "clip" or true
 
 -- REGISTER NONCUBIC FORMS, CREATE MODELS AND RECIPES:
 ------------------------------------------------------
@@ -298,6 +299,7 @@ function technic_cnc.register_program(recipeitem, suffix, model, groups, images,
 		tiles         = images,
 		paramtype     = "light",
 		paramtype2    = "facedir",
+		use_texture_alpha = ALPHA_CLIP,
 		walkable      = true,
 		groups        = groups,
 		selection_box = sbox,
diff --git a/technic_cnc/init.lua b/technic_cnc/init.lua
index e3c1239..f1cb03b 100644
--- a/technic_cnc/init.lua
+++ b/technic_cnc/init.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if rawget(_G, "intllib") then
 	technic_cnc.getter = intllib.Getter()
 else
 	-- Intllib copypasta: TODO replace with the client-side translation API
-	technic.getter = function(s,a,...)
+	technic_cnc.getter = function(s,a,...)
 		if a==nil then return s end
 		a={a,...}
 		return s:gsub("(@?)@(%(?)(%d+)(%)?)", function(e,o,n,c)