diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/Destroyable.java b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/Destroyable.java
index 0ba2092310..a4050b94c3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/Destroyable.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/Destroyable.java
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public DestroyableHealthChange handleBlockChange(
     if (deltaHealth < 0) {
       touch(player);
 
-      if (this.definition.hasSparks()) {
+      if (this.definition.isSparksActive()) {
         Location blockLocation = BlockVectors.center(oldState);
         Instant now = Instant.now();
 
@@ -356,12 +356,13 @@ public DestroyableHealthChange handleBlockChange(
             NMS_HACKS.skipFireworksLaunch(firework);
           }
 
-          // Players more than 64m away will not see or hear the fireworks, so just play the sound
-          // for them
-          for (MatchPlayer listener : this.getOwner().getMatch().getPlayers()) {
-            if (listener.getBukkit().getLocation().distance(blockLocation) > 64) {
-              listener.playSound(Sounds.OBJECTIVE_FIREWORKS_FAR);
-              listener.playSound(Sounds.OBJECTIVE_FIREWORKS_TWINKLE);
+          if (this.definition.isSparksAll()) {
+            // Players more than 64m away will not see or hear the fireworks, so play sound for them
+            for (MatchPlayer listener : this.getOwner().getMatch().getPlayers()) {
+              if (listener.getBukkit().getLocation().distance(blockLocation) > 64) {
+                listener.playSound(Sounds.OBJECTIVE_FIREWORKS_FAR);
+                listener.playSound(Sounds.OBJECTIVE_FIREWORKS_TWINKLE);
+              }
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/DestroyableFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/DestroyableFactory.java
index eaed8dfd13..39ab2ffe07 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/DestroyableFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/DestroyableFactory.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package tc.oc.pgm.destroyable;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.collect.Iterators;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import tc.oc.pgm.api.feature.FeatureInfo;
 import tc.oc.pgm.api.region.Region;
@@ -9,6 +12,7 @@
 import tc.oc.pgm.goals.ShowOptions;
 import tc.oc.pgm.modes.Mode;
 import tc.oc.pgm.teams.TeamFactory;
+import tc.oc.pgm.util.Aliased;
 import tc.oc.pgm.util.material.MaterialMatcher;
 
 @FeatureInfo(name = "destroyable")
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ public class DestroyableFactory extends ProximityGoalDefinition {
   protected final double destructionRequired;
   protected final ImmutableSet<Mode> modeList;
   protected final boolean showProgress;
-  protected final boolean sparks;
+  protected final SparksType sparks;
   protected final boolean repairable;
 
   public DestroyableFactory(
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ public DestroyableFactory(
       double destructionRequired,
       @Nullable ImmutableSet<Mode> modeList,
       boolean showProgress,
-      boolean sparks,
+      SparksType sparks,
       boolean repairable) {
     super(id, name, required, showOptions, owner, proximityMetric);
     this.region = region;
@@ -65,11 +69,33 @@ public boolean getShowProgress() {
     return this.showProgress;
   }
 
-  public boolean hasSparks() {
-    return this.sparks;
+  public boolean isSparksActive() {
+    return this.sparks != SparksType.NONE;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isSparksAll() {
+    return this.sparks == SparksType.ALL;
   }
 
   public boolean isRepairable() {
     return this.repairable;
   }
+
+  public enum SparksType implements Aliased {
+    NONE("false", "no", "off"),
+    NEAR("near"),
+    ALL("true", "yes", "on");
+
+    private final String[] names;
+
+    SparksType(String... names) {
+      this.names = names;
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public Iterator<String> iterator() {
+      return Iterators.forArray(names);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/DestroyableModule.java b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/DestroyableModule.java
index 307dcdfdda..6ae487021d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/DestroyableModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/destroyable/DestroyableModule.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import tc.oc.pgm.api.match.MatchModule;
 import tc.oc.pgm.api.region.Region;
 import tc.oc.pgm.blockdrops.BlockDropsModule;
+import tc.oc.pgm.destroyable.DestroyableFactory.SparksType;
 import tc.oc.pgm.goals.GoalMatchModule;
 import tc.oc.pgm.goals.ProximityMetric;
 import tc.oc.pgm.goals.ShowOptions;
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ public DestroyableModule parse(MapFactory context, Logger logger, Document doc)
 
         boolean showProgress =
             XMLUtils.parseBoolean(destroyableEl.getAttribute("show-progress"), false);
-        boolean sparks = XMLUtils.parseBoolean(destroyableEl.getAttribute("sparks"), false);
+        SparksType sparks = XMLUtils.parseEnum(
+            Node.fromAttr(destroyableEl, "sparks"), SparksType.class, SparksType.NONE);
         boolean repairable = XMLUtils.parseBoolean(destroyableEl.getAttribute("repairable"), true);
         ShowOptions options = ShowOptions.parse(context.getFilters(), destroyableEl);
         Boolean required = XMLUtils.parseBoolean(destroyableEl.getAttribute("required"), null);
diff --git a/util/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/util/text/TextParser.java b/util/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/util/text/TextParser.java
index d9b15d32cc..2c3a1f1de9 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/util/text/TextParser.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/tc/oc/pgm/util/text/TextParser.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.bukkit.Chunk;
 import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import tc.oc.pgm.util.Aliased;
 import tc.oc.pgm.util.StringUtils;
 import tc.oc.pgm.util.TimeUtils;
 import tc.oc.pgm.util.Version;
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ public static <E extends Enum<E>> E parseEnum(
     String name = text.replace(' ', '_');
     E value = StringUtils.bestFuzzyMatch(name, type);
 
-    if (value == null || (!fuzzyMatch && !name.equalsIgnoreCase(value.name()))) {
+    if (value == null || (!fuzzyMatch && !isExactMatch(name, value))) {
       throw invalidFormat(text, type, value != null ? value.name().toLowerCase() : null, null);
     }
 
@@ -354,6 +355,17 @@ public static <E extends Enum<E>> E parseEnum(
     return value;
   }
 
+  private static <E extends Enum<E>> boolean isExactMatch(String text, E value) {
+    if (value instanceof Aliased aliased) {
+      for (String aliases : aliased) {
+        if (text.equalsIgnoreCase(aliases)) return true;
+      }
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      return text.equalsIgnoreCase(value.name());
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Parses text into an enum.
    *
@@ -434,11 +446,11 @@ public static Component parseComponent(String text) throws TextException {
    *
    * <p>Accepts full qualified json strings as components.
    *
-   * <p>This method is mainly for backwards compatability for {@link
-   * XMLUtils#parseFormattedText(Node, Component)}. Previously using {@link #parseComponent(String)}
-   * with the result from {@code parseFormattedText} would bug out when sent to older clients, since
-   * the LegacyComponentSerializer expects "&" but {@link BukkitUtils#colorize(String)}(Used in the
-   * XMLUtils method) results in using "§".
+   * <p>This method is mainly for backwards compatability for
+   * {@link XMLUtils#parseFormattedText(Node, Component)}. Previously using
+   * {@link #parseComponent(String)} with the result from {@code parseFormattedText} would bug out
+   * when sent to older clients, since the LegacyComponentSerializer expects "&" but
+   * {@link BukkitUtils#colorize(String)}(Used in the XMLUtils method) results in using "§".
    *
    * @param text The text.
    * @return a Component.