diff --git a/res/e3a/spells.xml b/res/e3a/spells.xml
index 89a977275..80d9e6260 100644
--- a/res/e3a/spells.xml
+++ b/res/e3a/spells.xml
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@
   <!-- new gwyrrd -->
   <spell name="blessedharvest" rank="5" index="25" ship="true" far="true" variable="true">
     <!-- Segen der Erde -->
+    <function name="cast" value="cast_blessedharvest"/>
     <resource name="aura" amount="1" cost="level"/>
   </spell>
   <spell name="earn_silver#gwyrrd" ship="true" variable="true" rank="5" index="159">
@@ -494,6 +495,7 @@
   </spell>
   <spell name="raindance" rank="5" index="26" ship="true" far="true" variable="true">
     <!-- Regentanz -->
+    <function name="cast" value="cast_blessedharvest"/>
     <resource name="aura" amount="1" cost="level"/>
   </spell>
   <spell name="irongolem" rank="4" index="33" variable="true">
diff --git a/scripts/eressea/e3/init.lua b/scripts/eressea/e3/init.lua
index e376eaadc..f7402268c 100644
--- a/scripts/eressea/e3/init.lua
+++ b/scripts/eressea/e3/init.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'eressea.e3.rules'
 require 'eressea.spells'
 
 eressea.log.debug("rules for game E3")
diff --git a/scripts/eressea/e3/rules.lua b/scripts/eressea/e3/rules.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index e49e03438..000000000
--- a/scripts/eressea/e3/rules.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
--- the "raindance" spell
-function raindance(r, mage, level, force)
-  if (create_curse(mage, r, "blessedharvest", force, 1+force*2, 100 * force)) then
-    -- slightly crooked way of reporting an action to everyone in the region
-    local msg = message.create("raindance_effect")
-    msg:set_unit("mage", mage)
-    if (msg:report_action(r, mage, 3)) then
-      local msg2 = message.create("raindance_effect")
-      msg2:set_unit("mage", nil)
-      msg2:report_action(r, mage, 4)
-    end
-  end
-  return level
-end
-
--- the "blessed harvest" spell
-function blessedharvest(r, mage, level, force)
-  if create_curse(mage, r, "blessedharvest", force, 1+force*2, 50 * force) then
-    -- slightly crooked way of reporting an action to everyone in the region
-    local msg = message.create("harvest_effect")
-    msg:set_unit("mage", mage)
-    if (msg:report_action(r, mage, 3)) then
-      local msg2 = message.create("harvest_effect")
-      msg2:set_unit("mage", nil)
-      msg2:report_action(r, mage, 4)
-    end
-    for idx, rn in ipairs(r.adj) do
-      -- nur landregionen haben moral>=0
-      if r.morale>=0 then
-        create_curse(mage, r, "blessedharvest", force, force*2, 50 * force)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  return level
-end
diff --git a/scripts/tests/e3/spells.lua b/scripts/tests/e3/spells.lua
index 5cd8ef431..24f97c221 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/e3/spells.lua
+++ b/scripts/tests/e3/spells.lua
@@ -32,10 +32,9 @@ function test_raindance()
     u:add_order("ARBEITEN")
     process_orders()
     process_orders()
+    assert_equal(500, r:get_resource("money"))
     process_orders()
-    assert_equal(800, r:get_resource("money"))
-    process_orders()
-    assert_equal(900, r:get_resource("money"))
+    assert_equal(600, r:get_resource("money"))
 end
 
 function test_magic()
diff --git a/src/economy.c b/src/economy.c
index 1a4cc5b18..48653d0aa 100644
--- a/src/economy.c
+++ b/src/economy.c
@@ -2658,8 +2658,7 @@ expandwork(region * r, request * work_begin, request * work_end, int maxwork)
         const curse_type *blessedharvest_ct = ct_find("blessedharvest");
         if (blessedharvest_ct) {
             int happy =
-                (int)curse_geteffect(get_curse(r->attribs, blessedharvest_ct));
-            happy = MIN(happy, jobs);
+                (int)(jobs * curse_geteffect(get_curse(r->attribs, blessedharvest_ct)));
             earnings += happy;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/spells.c b/src/spells.c
index 8bf30de88..5341a8e11 100644
--- a/src/spells.c
+++ b/src/spells.c
@@ -1104,8 +1104,9 @@ static int sp_blessedharvest(castorder * co)
 
     if (create_curse(mage, &r->attribs, ct_find("blessedharvest"), co->force,
         duration, 1.0, 0)) {
-        message *seen = msg_message("harvest_effect", "mage", mage);
-        message *unseen = msg_message("harvest_effect", "mage", NULL);
+        const char * effect = co->sp->sname[0]=='b' ? "harvest_effect" : "raindance_effect";
+        message *seen = msg_message(effect, "mage", mage);
+        message *unseen = msg_message(effect, "mage", NULL);
         report_effect(r, mage, seen, unseen);
         msg_release(seen);
         msg_release(unseen);