diff --git a/mods/fire/init.lua b/mods/fire/init.lua
index d6aee4ab..4884fb8d 100644
--- a/mods/fire/init.lua
+++ b/mods/fire/init.lua
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 			fire.on_flame_remove_at(p0)
 			return
 		end
+		--check if fire is permenant or not
+		if minetest.env:get_node(p0).param1 == 1 then return end
 		-- Make the following things rarer
 		if math.random(1,3) == 1 then
 			return