@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@
 			predicate = function(name)
 				local item = minetest.registered_items[name]
 				if item._sorcery and item._sorcery.container then
 					local ct = item._sorcery.container
-					if ct.type == 'box' then return sorcery.lib.tbl.proto(ct, {
+					if ct.type == 'box' then return sorcery.lib.tbl.merge({
 						charge = 8;
-					}) end
+					}, ct) end
 				end
 			end;
 		};
 		bucket = {
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@
 			predicate = function(name)
 				local item = minetest.registered_items[name]
 				if item._sorcery and item._sorcery.container then
 					local ct = item._sorcery.container
-					if ct.type == 'bucket' then return sorcery.lib.tbl.proto(ct, {
+					if ct.type == 'bucket' then return sorcery.lib.tbl.merge({
 						charge = 3 * 3;
-					}) end
+					}, ct) end
 				end
 			end;
 		};
 		container = {
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@
 			o = sorcery.data.compat[c.compat][name]
 			if o then
 				if c.finagle then
 					if type(c.finagle) == 'function' then
-						return sorcery.lib.tbl.proto(c.finagle(o), o)
+						return sorcery.lib.tbl.merge(o, c.finagle(o))
 					elseif type(o) == 'table' then
-						return sorcery.lib.tbl.merge(c.finagle, o)
+						return sorcery.lib.tbl.merge(o, c.finagle)
 					end
 				end
 				return o
 			end