diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
index 91c4e25bae..89fa895dac 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Actor* ActorUtil::MakeActor( const RString &sPath_, const XNode *pParent, Actor
 	}
 }
 
-apActorCommands ActorUtil::ParseActorCommands( const RString &sCommands )
+void ActorUtil::ParseActorCommands( Lua *L, const RString &sCommands )
 {
 	RString sLuaFunction;
 	if( sCommands.size() > 0 && sCommands[0] == '\033' )
@@ -476,8 +476,6 @@ apActorCommands ActorUtil::ParseActorCommands( const RString &sCommands )
 		sLuaFunction = s.str();
 	}
 
-	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
-
 	RString sError;
 	if( !LuaHelpers::RunScript( L, sLuaFunction, "", sError, 1 ) )
 	{
@@ -486,6 +484,12 @@ apActorCommands ActorUtil::ParseActorCommands( const RString &sCommands )
 	}
 
 	/* The function is now on the stack. */
+}
+
+apActorCommands ActorUtil::ParseActorCommands( const RString &sCommands )
+{
+	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
+	ParseActorCommands( L, sCommands );
 	LuaReference *pRet = new LuaReference;
 	pRet->SetFromStack( L );
 	LUA->Release( L );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
index 48485fbc20..a4c5efac0f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorUtil.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace ActorUtil
 	void Register( const RString& sClassName, CreateActorFn pfn );
 	Actor* Create( const RString& sClassName, const RString& sDir, const XNode* pNode, Actor *pParentActor );
 
+	void ParseActorCommands( Lua *L, const RString &sCommands );
 	apActorCommands ParseActorCommands( const RString &sCommands );
 	void SetXY( Actor& actor, const RString &sType );
 	void LoadCommand( Actor& actor, const RString &sType, const RString &sCommandName );