diff --git a/.luacheckrc b/.luacheckrc
index f2a72e1..20970d5 100644
--- a/.luacheckrc
+++ b/.luacheckrc
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ stds.yl_spawnit = {
 		"spawnit",
 		"mob_core",
 		"mobs_balrog",
+		"mobs_banshee",
 		"nether",
 		"petz",
 		"water_life",
diff --git a/mobs_banshee.lua b/mobs_banshee.lua
index fa85199..f694cb6 100644
--- a/mobs_banshee.lua
+++ b/mobs_banshee.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,40 @@
+-- https://gitea.your-land.de/your-land/bugtracker/issues/5238#issuecomment-61128
+local function is_valid_bones(pos)
+	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+	if meta:get_string("owner") ~= "" then
+		-- prevent spawning on fresh bones
+		return false
+	end
+
+	local inv = meta:get_inventory()
+	if inv:is_empty("main") then
+		-- prevent spawning on player-placed bones nodes
+		return false
+	end
+
+	return true
+end
+
 spawnit.register({
 	entity_name = "mobs_banshee:banshee",
 	groups = { monster = 1 },
 	chance = yl_spawnit.base_chance,
 	near = { "bones:bones" },
 	max_in_area = 1,
-	max_in_area_radius = 8,
+	max_in_area_radius = 16,
 	min_time_of_day = yl_spawnit.dusk,
 	max_time_of_day = yl_spawnit.dawn,
-	min_player_distance = 12,
+	min_player_distance = (mobs_banshee.reach or 14) + 1,
 	spawn_in_protected = false,
+	check_pos = function(pos)
+		local pos1 = vector.subtract(pos, 1)
+		local pos2 = vector.add(pos, 1)
+		local poss = minetest.find_nodes_in_area(pos1, pos2, "bones:bones")
+		for i = 1, #poss do
+			if is_valid_bones(poss[i]) then
+				return true
+			end
+		end
+		return false
+	end,
 }, yl_spawnit.settings.check_nodes)