diff --git a/node_defs.lua b/node_defs.lua
index 30d7f84..d39ec44 100644
--- a/node_defs.lua
+++ b/node_defs.lua
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ local dirs3 = { 14, 11, 16, 5, 14 }
 
 local moretrees_new_leaves_drawtype = "allfaces_optional"
 local moretrees_plantlike_leaves_visual_scale = 1
+local moretrees_new_leaves_waving = 1
 
 if moretrees.plantlike_leaves then
 	moretrees_new_leaves_drawtype = "plantlike"
@@ -134,12 +135,9 @@ for i in ipairs(moretrees.treelist) do
 		})
 
 		local moretrees_leaves_inventory_image = nil
-		local moretrees_new_leaves_waving = nil
 
 		if moretrees.plantlike_leaves then
 			moretrees_leaves_inventory_image = minetest.inventorycube("moretrees_"..treename.."_leaves.png")
-		else
-			moretrees_new_leaves_waving = 1
 		end
 
 		minetest.register_node("moretrees:"..treename.."_leaves", {
@@ -390,8 +388,6 @@ for color = 1, #jungleleaves do
 
 	if moretrees.plantlike_leaves then
 		moretrees_leaves_inventory_image = minetest.inventorycube("moretrees_jungletree_leaves_"..jungleleaves[color]..".png")
-	else
-		moretrees_new_leaves_waving = 1
 	end
 
 	minetest.register_node(leave_name, {
diff --git a/saplings.lua b/saplings.lua
index 50e4fea..1f1ce22 100644
--- a/saplings.lua
+++ b/saplings.lua
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ local sand_surfaces = {
 	["default:sand"] = true,
 	["default:desert_sand"] = true,
 	["cottages:loam"] = true,
+	["darkage:mud"] = true,
 	-- note, no silver sand here.
 	-- too cold for a palm, too... well... sandy for anything else.
 }