diff --git a/itemframes/init.lua b/itemframes/init.lua
index d26df19c..21fac2f3 100644
--- a/itemframes/init.lua
+++ b/itemframes/init.lua
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ minetest.register_entity("itemframes:item",{
 		if self.nodename == "itemframes:pedestal" then
 			self.object:set_properties({automatic_rotate = 1})
 		end
+		if self.texture ~= nil and self.nodename ~= nil then
+			local entity_pos = vector.round(self.object:get_pos())
+			local objs = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(entity_pos, 0.5)
+			for _, obj in ipairs(objs) do
+				if obj ~= self.object and
+				   obj:get_luaentity() and
+				   obj:get_luaentity().name == "itemframes:item" and
+				   obj:get_luaentity().nodename == self.nodename and
+				   obj:get_properties() and
+				   obj:get_properties().textures and
+				   obj:get_properties().textures[1] == self.texture then
+					minetest.log("action","[itemframes] Removing extra " ..
+						self.texture .. " found in " .. self.nodename .. " at " ..
+						minetest.pos_to_string(entity_pos))
+					self.object:remove()
+					break
+				end
+			end
+		end
 	end,
 	get_staticdata = function(self)
 		if self.nodename ~= nil and self.texture ~= nil then
@@ -228,24 +247,31 @@ minetest.register_node("itemframes:pedestal",{
 
 -- automatically restore entities lost from frames/pedestals
 -- due to /clearobjects or similar
-
-minetest.register_abm({
+minetest.register_lbm({
+	label = "Maintain itemframe and pedestal entities",
+	name = "itemframes:maintain_entities",
 	nodenames = {"itemframes:frame", "itemframes:pedestal"},
-	interval = 15,
-	chance = 1,
-	action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
-		local num
-
-		if node.name == "itemframes:frame" then
-			num = #minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 0.5)
-		elseif node.name == "itemframes:pedestal" then
-			pos.y = pos.y + 1
-			num = #minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 0.5)
-			pos.y = pos.y - 1
-		end
-
-		if num > 0 then return end
-		update_item(pos, node)
+	run_at_every_load = true,
+	action = function(pos, node)
+		minetest.after(0,
+			function(pos, node)
+				local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+				local itemstring = meta:get_string("item")
+				if itemstring ~= "" then
+					local entity_pos = pos
+					if node.name == "itemframes:pedestal" then
+						entity_pos = {x=pos.x,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z}
+					end
+					local objs = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(entity_pos, 0.5)
+					if #objs == 0 then
+						minetest.log("action","[itemframes] Replacing missing " ..
+							itemstring .. " in " .. node.name .. " at " ..
+							minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
+						update_item(pos, node)
+					end
+				end
+			end,
+		pos, node)
 	end
 })