diff --git a/mods/default/init.lua b/mods/default/init.lua
index a48738341eb550a8820fd71c1f242fac5793752a..0e2b259f5e2de8146bc14e823cadf2253ef0149b 100644
--- a/mods/default/init.lua
+++ b/mods/default/init.lua
@@ -14,11 +14,18 @@ default.get_translator = S
 
 -- GUI related stuff
 minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	player:set_formspec_prepend([[
+	local formspec = [[
 			bgcolor[#080808BB;true]
-			background[5,5;1,1;gui_formbg.png;true]
-			background9[5,5;1,1;gui_formbg.png;true;10]
-			listcolors[#00000069;#5A5A5A;#141318;#30434C;#FFF] ]])
+			listcolors[#00000069;#5A5A5A;#141318;#30434C;#FFF] ]]
+
+	local name = player:get_player_name()
+	local info = minetest.get_player_information(name)
+	if info.formspec_version > 1 then
+		formspec = formspec .. "background9[5,5;1,1;gui_formbg.png;true;10]"
+	else
+		formspec = formspec .. "background[5,5;1,1;gui_formbg.png;true]"
+	end
+	player:set_formspec_prepend(formspec)
 end)
 
 function default.get_hotbar_bg(x,y)