diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_settings.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_settings.cpp
index f3f1a57bf..c4395e390 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_settings.cpp
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 #include "log.h"
 
 
-/* This protects the following from being set:
- * 'secure.*' settings
- * some security-relevant settings
+/*
+ * This protects the following from being set:
+ * - 'secure.*' settings
+ * - some security-relevant settings
  *   (better solution pending)
- * some mapgen settings
+ * - some mapgen settings
  *   (not security-criticial, just to avoid messing up user configs)
  */
 #define CHECK_SETTING_SECURITY(L, name) \
@@ -27,14 +28,16 @@
 
 static inline int checkSettingSecurity(lua_State* L, const std::string &name)
 {
+#if CHECK_CLIENT_BUILD()
+	// Main menu is allowed everything
+	if (ModApiBase::getGuiEngine(L) != nullptr)
+		return 0;
+#endif
+
 	if (ScriptApiSecurity::isSecure(L) && name.compare(0, 7, "secure.") == 0)
 		throw LuaError("Attempted to set secure setting.");
 
-	bool is_mainmenu = false;
-#if CHECK_CLIENT_BUILD()
-	is_mainmenu = ModApiBase::getGuiEngine(L) != nullptr;
-#endif
-	if (!is_mainmenu && (name == "mg_name" || name == "mg_flags")) {
+	if (name == "mg_name" || name == "mg_flags") {
 		errorstream << "Tried to set global setting " << name << ", ignoring. "
 			"minetest.set_mapgen_setting() should be used instead." << std::endl;
 		infostream << script_get_backtrace(L) << std::endl;
@@ -45,11 +48,9 @@ static inline int checkSettingSecurity(lua_State* L, const std::string &name)
 		"main_menu_script", "shader_path", "texture_path", "screenshot_path",
 		"serverlist_file", "serverlist_url", "map-dir", "contentdb_url",
 	};
-	if (!is_mainmenu) {
-		for (const char *name2 : disallowed) {
-			if (name == name2)
-				throw LuaError("Attempted to set disallowed setting.");
-		}
+	for (const char *name2 : disallowed) {
+		if (name == name2)
+			throw LuaError("Attempted to set disallowed setting.");
 	}
 
 	return 0;