diff --git a/mods/MISC/mcl_engine_workarounds/init.lua b/mods/MISC/mcl_engine_workarounds/init.lua
index 5cd0cece..2a7551c8 100644
--- a/mods/MISC/mcl_engine_workarounds/init.lua
+++ b/mods/MISC/mcl_engine_workarounds/init.lua
@@ -65,30 +65,138 @@ minetest.find_nodes_in_area = function(minp, maxp, ...)
 	end
 end
 
+deep_compare = function(a, b)
+	local type_a = type(a)
+	local type_b = type(b)
+	if type_a ~= type_b then
+		return false
+	end
+	if type_a ~= "table" and type_b ~= "table" then
+		return a == b
+	end
+	for key_a, value_a in pairs(a) do
+		local value_b = b[key_a]
+		if not deep_compare(value_a, value_b) then
+			return false
+		end
+	end
+	for key_b, value_b in pairs(b) do
+		local value_a = a[key_b]
+		if not deep_compare(value_b, value_a) then
+			return false
+		end
+	end
+	return true
+end
+
+assert(
+	deep_compare(
+		1,
+		1.0
+	) == true
+)
+
+assert(
+	deep_compare(
+		true,
+		"true"
+	) == false
+)
+
+assert(
+	deep_compare(
+		{ a=1, b=-2, c=3.4 },
+		{ a=1, b=-2, c=3.4 }
+	) == true
+)
+
+assert(
+	deep_compare(
+		{ a={ 1, 2, 3 }, b="foo", c=false },
+		{ a={ 1, 2, 3 }, b="foo", c=false }
+	) == true
+)
+
+assert(
+	deep_compare(
+		{ a={ 1, 2, 3 }, b="foo", c=false },
+		{ a={ 4, 5, 6 }, b="foo", c=false }
+	) == false
+)
+
+assert(
+	deep_compare(
+		{ a={ 1, 2, 3 }, b={ c=false } },
+		{ a={ 1, 2, 3 }, b={ c=false } }
+	) == true
+)
+
+assert(
+	deep_compare(
+		{ a={ 1, 2, 3 }, b={ } },
+		{ a={ 1, 2, 3 }, b={ c=false } }
+	) == false
+)
+
 local test_minetest_find_nodes_in_area_implementation_equivalence = function()
 	-- If any assertion in this test function fails, the wrapper
 	-- for minetest.find_nodes_in_area() does not behave like the
 	-- original function. If you are reading the code because your
 	-- server crashed, please inform the Mineclonia developers.
+	local fun_1 = minetest_find_nodes_in_area
+	local fun_2 = minetest.find_nodes_in_area
 	for x = -31000, 31000, 15500 do
 		for y = -31000, 31000, 15500 do
 			for z = -31000, 31000, 15500 do
 				for d = 1, 9, 3 do
 					local minp = { x=x, y=y, z=z }
 					local maxp = { x=x+d, y=y+d, z=z+d }
-					local npos_1, nnum_1 = minetest_find_nodes_in_area(
+					minetest.emerge_area(
 						minp,
 						maxp,
-						{ "air", "ignore" }
+						function(blockpos, action, calls_remaining)
+							local npos_1, nnum_1 = fun_1(
+								minp,
+								maxp,
+								{ "air", "ignore" }
+							)
+							local npos_2, nnum_2 = fun_2(
+								minp,
+								maxp,
+								{ "air", "ignore" }
+							)
+							assert(
+								deep_compare(
+									npos_1,
+									npos_2
+								) == true
+							)
+							assert(
+								deep_compare(
+									nnum_1,
+									nnum_2
+								) == true
+							)
+							local ntab_1 = fun_1(
+								minp,
+								maxp,
+								{ "air", "ignore" },
+								true
+							)
+							local ntab_2 = fun_2(
+								minp,
+								maxp,
+								{ "air", "ignore" },
+								true
+							)
+							assert(
+								deep_compare(
+									ntab_1,
+									ntab_2
+								) == true
+							)
+						end
 					)
-					local npos_2, nnum_2 = minetest.find_nodes_in_area(
-						minp,
-						maxp,
-						{ "air", "ignore" }
-					)
-					assert(#npos_1 == #npos_2)
-					assert(nnum_1["air"] == nnum_2["air"])
-					assert(nnum_1["ignore"] == nnum_2["ignore"])
 				end
 			end
 		end