diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 98254cb..3a95abe 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ modlib = setmetatable({
 
 modlib.mod = minetest and dofile(get_resource(modlib.modname, "mod.lua"))
 
+-- HACK force load minetest/gametime.lua to ensure that the globalstep is registered earlier than globalsteps of mods depending on modlib
+if minetest then
+	dofile(get_resource(modlib.modname, "minetest", "gametime.lua"))
+end
+
 if minetest then
 	local ie = minetest.request_insecure_environment()
 	if ie then
diff --git a/minetest.lua b/minetest.lua
index cffa9be..b35951d 100644
--- a/minetest.lua
+++ b/minetest.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ local _ENV = setmetatable({}, {__index = _G})
 local function load(filename)
 	assert(loadfile(modlib.mod.get_resource(modlib.modname, "minetest", filename .. ".lua")))(_ENV)
 end
+-- minetest/gametime.lua is forceloaded in init.lua
 load"misc"
 load"collisionboxes"
 load"liquid"
diff --git a/minetest/gametime.lua b/minetest/gametime.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebe44aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/minetest/gametime.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+local gametime
+minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+	if gametime then
+		gametime = gametime + dtime
+		return
+	end
+	gametime = assert(minetest.get_gametime())
+	function modlib.minetest.get_gametime()
+		local imprecise_gametime = minetest.get_gametime()
+		if imprecise_gametime > gametime then
+			minetest.log("warning", "modlib.minetest.get_gametime(): Called after increment and before first globalstep")
+			return imprecise_gametime
+		end
+		return gametime
+	end
+end)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/minetest/misc.lua b/minetest/misc.lua
index d0dc3de..7ec823c 100644
--- a/minetest/misc.lua
+++ b/minetest/misc.lua
@@ -12,37 +12,6 @@ function override(function_name, function_builder)
 	minetest[function_name] = function_builder(func)
 end
 
--- TODO fix modlib.minetest.get_gametime() messing up responsible "mod" determined by engine on crash
-get_gametime = minetest.get_gametime
-local get_gametime_initialized
-local function get_gametime_init(dtime)
-	if get_gametime_initialized then
-		-- if the profiler is being used, the globalstep can't be unregistered
-		return
-	end
-	get_gametime_initialized = true
-	local gametime = minetest.get_gametime()
-	assert(gametime)
-	function modlib.minetest.get_gametime()
-		local imprecise_gametime = minetest.get_gametime()
-		if imprecise_gametime > gametime then
-			minetest.log("warning", "modlib.minetest.get_gametime(): Called after increment and before first globalstep")
-			return imprecise_gametime
-		end
-		return gametime
-	end
-	for index, globalstep in pairs(minetest.registered_globalsteps) do
-		if globalstep == get_gametime_init then
-			-- globalsteps of mods which depend on modlib will execute after this
-			minetest.registered_globalsteps[index] = function(dtime)
-				gametime = gametime + dtime
-			end
-			break
-		end
-	end
-end
-minetest.register_globalstep(get_gametime_init)
-
 delta_times={}
 delays={}
 callbacks={}