diff --git a/addons/minedetector/XEH_preInit.sqf b/addons/minedetector/XEH_preInit.sqf
index b47cf6628db..3641c78b702 100644
--- a/addons/minedetector/XEH_preInit.sqf
+++ b/addons/minedetector/XEH_preInit.sqf
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ PREP_RECOMPILE_START;
 #include "XEH_PREP.hpp"
 PREP_RECOMPILE_END;
 
+GVAR(detectableClasses) = +(uiNamespace getVariable QGVAR(detectableClasses));
+
 ADDON = true;
diff --git a/addons/minedetector/functions/fnc_getDetectedObject.sqf b/addons/minedetector/functions/fnc_getDetectedObject.sqf
index 7811b3eaaa8..8cc95ac4226 100644
--- a/addons/minedetector/functions/fnc_getDetectedObject.sqf
+++ b/addons/minedetector/functions/fnc_getDetectedObject.sqf
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private _distance = -1;
     };
 
     // If an object was detected, exit the search
-    if ((typeOf _x) in (uiNamespace getVariable QGVAR(detectableClasses))) exitWith {
+    if ((typeOf _x) in GVAR(detectableClasses)) exitWith {
         _isDetectable = true;
         _distance = _detectorPointAGL distance _x;
         _mine = _x;