diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e6c3891..b8a5bac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Note to self: See the bottom of this file for the release template text.
      - Add `holly` ⇒ `hollytree:sapling`
  - `//replacemix`: Improve error handling to avoid crashes (thanks, Jonathon for reporting via Discord!)
  - Cloud wand: Improve chat message text
+ - Fix `bonemeal` mod detection to look for the global `bonemeal`, not whether the `bonemeal` mod name has been loaded
 
 
 ## v1.12: The selection tools update (26th June 2021)
diff --git a/worldeditadditions_commands/init.lua b/worldeditadditions_commands/init.lua
index 491669d..62f59f8 100644
--- a/worldeditadditions_commands/init.lua
+++ b/worldeditadditions_commands/init.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ dofile(we_c.modpath.."/commands/extra/saplingaliases.lua")
 dofile(we_c.modpath.."/commands/extra/basename.lua")
 
 -- Don't registry the //bonemeal command if the bonemeal mod isn't present
-if minetest.get_modpath("bonemeal") then
+if minetest.global_exists("bonemeal") then
 	dofile(we_c.modpath.."/commands/bonemeal.lua")
 	dofile(we_c.modpath.."/commands/forest.lua")
 else