diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprSpawnerType.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprSpawnerType.java
index 64bae2fedef..24b59ae9dd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprSpawnerType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/expressions/ExprSpawnerType.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public Class<?>[] acceptChange(Changer.ChangeMode mode) {
 	@Override
 	public void change(Event event, Object @Nullable [] delta, ChangeMode mode) {
 		for (Block b : getExpr().getArray(event)) {
-			if (b.getType() != Material.SPAWNER)
+			if (!(b.getState() instanceof CreatureSpawner))
 				continue;
 			CreatureSpawner s = (CreatureSpawner) b.getState();
 			switch (mode) {