diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 847a52f..bb1f636 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Protector Redo mod [protect]
 Protector redo for minetest is a mod that protects a players builds by placing
 a block that stops other players from digging or placing blocks in that area.
 
-based on glomie's mod, remade by Zeg9 and reworked by TenPlus1.
+based on glomie's mod, remade by Zeg9 and rewritten by TenPlus1.
 
 https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9376
 
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ Change log:
       added support for "protection_bypass" privelage.
 1.8 - Added 'protector_flip' setting to stop players using lag to grief into
       another players house, it flips them around to stop them digging.
+1.9 - Renamed 'protector_pvp_spawn' setting to 'protector_spawn' which protects
+      an area around static spawnpoint. (note: previous name can still be used)
 
 Usage: (requires server privelage)
 
@@ -66,8 +68,8 @@ protector_radius = 5
 protector_pvp = true
 - true or false this setting disabled pvp inside of protected areas for all players apart from those listed on the protector node.
 
-protector_pvp_spawn = 10
-- Sets an area 10 nodes around spawn where pvp is disabled completely.
+protector_spawn = 10
+- Sets an area 10 nodes around static spawnpoint that is protected.
 
 protector_drop = true
 - When true players who dig inside a protected area will automatically drop tools to stop them going any further.
diff --git a/doors_chest.lua b/doors_chest.lua
index 074cf87..c7ba8de 100644
--- a/doors_chest.lua
+++ b/doors_chest.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 -- Since the doors mod has changed in the latest daily builds I have taken the
 -- WTFPL licenced code from the old doors mod and included an edited version
--- of it within this mod for local use.
+-- within this mod for local use.
 
 local S = protector.intllib
 
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 23ba87b..3d66fec 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 
+-- older privelage for admins to rbypass protected nodes, do not use anymore
+-- instead grant admin 'protection_bypass' privelage.
 minetest.register_privilege("delprotect","Ignore player protection")
 
+-- get minetest.conf settings
 protector = {}
 protector.mod = "redo"
-protector.radius = (tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_radius")) or 5)
+protector.radius = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_radius")) or 5
 protector.drop = minetest.setting_getbool("protector_drop") or false
 protector.flip = minetest.setting_getbool("protector_flip") or false
-protector.hurt = (tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_hurt")) or 0)
+protector.hurt = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_hurt")) or 0
+protector.spawn = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_spawn")
+	or minetest.setting_get("protector_pvp_spawn")) or 0
+
+-- get static spawn position
+local statspawn = minetest.setting_get_pos("static_spawnpoint") or {x = 0, y = 2, z = 0}
 
 -- Intllib
 local S
@@ -30,16 +38,19 @@ else
 end
 protector.intllib = S
 
+-- return list of members as a table
 protector.get_member_list = function(meta)
 
 	return meta:get_string("members"):split(" ")
 end
 
+-- write member list table in protector meta as string
 protector.set_member_list = function(meta, list)
 
 	meta:set_string("members", table.concat(list, " "))
 end
 
+-- check if player name is a member
 protector.is_member = function (meta, name)
 
 	for _, n in pairs(protector.get_member_list(meta)) do
@@ -52,6 +63,7 @@ protector.is_member = function (meta, name)
 	return false
 end
 
+-- add player name to table as member
 protector.add_member = function(meta, name)
 
 	if protector.is_member(meta, name) then
@@ -65,6 +77,7 @@ protector.add_member = function(meta, name)
 	protector.set_member_list(meta, list)
 end
 
+-- remove player name from table
 protector.del_member = function(meta, name)
 
 	local list = protector.get_member_list(meta)
@@ -80,8 +93,7 @@ protector.del_member = function(meta, name)
 	protector.set_member_list(meta, list)
 end
 
--- Protector Interface
-
+-- protector interface
 protector.generate_formspec = function(meta)
 
 	local formspec = "size[8,7]"
@@ -94,7 +106,7 @@ protector.generate_formspec = function(meta)
 		.. "button_exit[2.5,6.2;3,0.5;close_me;" .. S("Close") .. "]"
 
 	local members = protector.get_member_list(meta)
-	local npp = 12 -- max users added onto protector list
+	local npp = 12 -- max users added to protector list
 	local i = 0
 
 	for n = 1, #members do
@@ -131,6 +143,26 @@ protector.generate_formspec = function(meta)
 	return formspec
 end
 
+-- check if pos is inside a protected spawn area
+local function inside_spawn(pos, radius)
+
+	if protector.spawn <= 0 then
+		return false
+	end
+
+	if pos.x < statspawn.x + radius
+	and pos.x > statspawn.x - radius
+	and pos.y < statspawn.y + radius
+	and pos.y > statspawn.y - radius
+	and pos.z < statspawn.z + radius
+	and pos.z > statspawn.z - radius then
+
+		return true
+	end
+
+	return false
+end
+
 -- Infolevel:
 -- 0 for no info
 -- 1 for "This area is owned by <owner> !" if you can't dig
@@ -144,18 +176,27 @@ protector.can_dig = function(r, pos, digger, onlyowner, infolevel)
 		return false
 	end
 
-	-- Delprotect privileged users can override protections
-
+	-- delprotect and protector_bypass privileged users can override protection
 	if ( minetest.check_player_privs(digger, {delprotect = true})
 	or minetest.check_player_privs(digger, {protection_bypass = true}) )
 	and infolevel == 1 then
 		return true
 	end
 
+	-- infolevel 3 is only used to bypass priv check, change to 1 now
 	if infolevel == 3 then infolevel = 1 end
 
-	-- Find the protector nodes
+	-- is spawn area protected ?
+	if inside_spawn(pos, protector.spawn) then
 
+		minetest.chat_send_player(digger,
+			S("Spawn @1 has been protected up to a @2 block radius.",
+			minetest.pos_to_string(statspawn), protector.spawn))
+
+		return false
+	end
+
+	-- find the protector nodes
 	local pos = minetest.find_nodes_in_area(
 		{x = pos.x - r, y = pos.y - r, z = pos.z - r},
 		{x = pos.x + r, y = pos.y + r, z = pos.z + r},
@@ -169,35 +210,22 @@ protector.can_dig = function(r, pos, digger, onlyowner, infolevel)
 		owner = meta:get_string("owner") or ""
 		members = meta:get_string("members") or ""
 
-		if owner ~= digger then
+		-- node change and digger isn't owner
+		if owner ~= digger
+		and infolevel == 1 then
 
+			-- and you aren't on the member list
 			if onlyowner
 			or not protector.is_member(meta, digger) then
 
-				if infolevel == 1 then
-
-					minetest.chat_send_player(digger,
+				minetest.chat_send_player(digger,
 					S("This area is owned by @1!", owner))
 
-				elseif infolevel == 2 then
-
-					minetest.chat_send_player(digger,
-					S("This area is owned by @1.", owner))
-
-					minetest.chat_send_player(digger,
-					S("Protection located at: @1", minetest.pos_to_string(pos[n])))
-
-					if members ~= "" then
-
-						minetest.chat_send_player(digger,
-						S("Members: @1.", members))
-					end
-				end
-
-				return false
+					return false
 			end
 		end
 
+		-- when using protector as tool, show protector information
 		if infolevel == 2 then
 
 			minetest.chat_send_player(digger,
@@ -217,6 +245,7 @@ protector.can_dig = function(r, pos, digger, onlyowner, infolevel)
 
 	end
 
+	-- show when you can build on unprotected area
 	if infolevel == 2 then
 
 		if #pos < 1 then
@@ -231,12 +260,13 @@ protector.can_dig = function(r, pos, digger, onlyowner, infolevel)
 	return true
 end
 
--- Can node be added or removed, if so return node else true (for protected)
 
 protector.old_is_protected = minetest.is_protected
 
+-- check for protected area, return true if protected and digger isn't on list
 function minetest.is_protected(pos, digger)
 
+	-- is area protected against digger?
 	if not protector.can_dig(protector.radius, pos, digger, false, 1) then
 
 		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(digger)
@@ -308,33 +338,45 @@ function minetest.is_protected(pos, digger)
 		return true
 	end
 
+	-- otherwise can dig or place
 	return protector.old_is_protected(pos, digger)
 
 end
 
--- Make sure protection block doesn't overlap another protector's area
-
+-- make sure protection block doesn't overlap another protector's area
 function protector.check_overlap(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 
 	if pointed_thing.type ~= "node" then
 		return itemstack
 	end
 
-	if not protector.can_dig(protector.radius * 2, pointed_thing.above,
+	local pos = pointed_thing.above
+
+	-- make sure protector doesn't overlap onto protected spawn area
+	if inside_spawn(pos, protector.spawn + protector.radius) then
+
+		minetest.chat_send_player(placer:get_player_name(),
+			S("Spawn @1 has been protected up to a @2 block radius.",
+			minetest.pos_to_string(statspawn), protector.spawn))
+
+		return itemstack
+	end
+
+	-- make sure protector doesn't overlap any other player's area
+	if not protector.can_dig(protector.radius * 2, pos,
 		placer:get_player_name(), true, 3) then
 
 		minetest.chat_send_player(placer:get_player_name(),
 			S("Overlaps into above players protected area"))
 
-		return
+		return itemstack
 	end
 
 	return minetest.item_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 
 end
 
---= Protection Block
-
+-- protection node
 minetest.register_node("protector:protect", {
 	description = S("Protection Block"),
 	drawtype = "nodebox",
@@ -413,8 +455,7 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 	}
 })
 
---= Protection Logo
-
+-- protection logo
 minetest.register_node("protector:protect2", {
 	description = S("Protection Logo"),
 	tiles = {"protector_logo.png"},
@@ -494,20 +535,22 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 	}
 })
 
--- If name entered or button press
-
+-- check formspec buttons or when name entered
 minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 
+	-- protector formspec found
 	if string.sub(formname, 0, string.len("protector:node_")) == "protector:node_" then
 
 		local pos_s = string.sub(formname, string.len("protector:node_") + 1)
 		local pos = minetest.string_to_pos(pos_s)
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 
+		-- only owner can add names
 		if not protector.can_dig(1, pos, player:get_player_name(), true, 1) then
 			return
 		end
 
+		-- add member [+]
 		if fields.protector_add_member then
 
 			for _, i in pairs(fields.protector_add_member:split(" ")) do
@@ -515,23 +558,25 @@ minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
 			end
 		end
 
+		-- remove member [x]
 		for field, value in pairs(fields) do
 
-			if string.sub(field, 0, string.len("protector_del_member_")) == "protector_del_member_" then
-				protector.del_member(meta, string.sub(field,string.len("protector_del_member_") + 1))
+			if string.sub(field, 0,
+				string.len("protector_del_member_")) == "protector_del_member_" then
+
+				protector.del_member(meta,
+					string.sub(field,string.len("protector_del_member_") + 1))
 			end
 		end
-		
+
+		-- reset formspec until close button pressed
 		if not fields.close_me then
 			minetest.show_formspec(player:get_player_name(), formname, protector.generate_formspec(meta))
 		end
-
 	end
-
 end)
 
--- Display entity shown when protector node is punched
-
+-- display entity shown when protector node is punched
 minetest.register_entity("protector:display", {
 	physical = false,
 	collisionbox = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
@@ -554,6 +599,7 @@ minetest.register_entity("protector:display", {
 
 		self.timer = self.timer + dtime
 
+		-- remove after 5 seconds
 		if self.timer > 5 then
 			self.object:remove()
 		end
diff --git a/pvp.lua b/pvp.lua
index 5a6cc8b..6cc5407 100644
--- a/pvp.lua
+++ b/pvp.lua
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 local S = protector.intllib
 
 -- get static spawn position
-local statspawn = (minetest.setting_get_pos("static_spawnpoint") or {x = 0, y = 2, z = 0})
+local statspawn = minetest.setting_get_pos("static_spawnpoint") or {x = 0, y = 2, z = 0}
 
--- is pvp protection enabled and spawn protected
+-- is pvp protection enabled
 protector.pvp = minetest.setting_getbool("protector_pvp")
-protector.spawn = (tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_pvp_spawn")) or 0)
 
--- Disable PVP in your own protected areas
+-- disables PVP in your own protected areas
 if minetest.setting_getbool("enable_pvp") and protector.pvp then
 
 	if minetest.register_on_punchplayer then