diff --git a/mods/mobs/minotaur.lua b/mods/mobs/minotaur.lua
index 5091aaf7..6180f5df 100755
--- a/mods/mobs/minotaur.lua
+++ b/mods/mobs/minotaur.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs:minotaur", {
 	jump = true,
 	floats = 1,
 	view_range = 16,
+	knock_back = 0,		--this is a test
 	-- drops desert_sand and coins when dead
 	drops = {
 		{name = "maptools:gold_coin",