diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/games/minetest-server.nix b/nixos/modules/services/games/minetest-server.nix
index d1718d3bca9dd..df9a25564eec4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/games/minetest-server.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/games/minetest-server.nix
@@ -172,12 +172,9 @@ in
       serviceConfig.Restart = "always";
       serviceConfig.User = "minetest";
       serviceConfig.Group = "minetest";
-
-      script = ''
-        cd /var/lib/minetest
-
-        exec ${pkgs.minetest}/bin/minetest ${lib.escapeShellArgs flags}
-      '';
+      serviceConfig.StateDirectory = "minetest";
+      serviceConfig.WorkingDirectory = "/var/lib/minetest";
+      serviceConfig.ExecStart = "${pkgs.luanti}/bin/luanti ${lib.escapeShellArgs flags}";
     };
   };
 }