diff --git a/src/script.cpp b/src/script.cpp
index 14c23e009..f91b22896 100644
--- a/src/script.cpp
+++ b/src/script.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ bool script_load(lua_State *L, const char *path)
 		errorstream<<"[LUA] "<<lua_tostring(L, -1)<<std::endl;
 		errorstream<<"[LUA] "<<std::endl;
 		lua_pop(L, 1); // Pop error message from stack
+		lua_pop(L, 1); // Pop the error handler from stack
 		return false;
 	}
+	lua_pop(L, 1); // Pop the error handler from stack
 	return true;
 }