diff --git a/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/01 base.lua b/stepmania/Themes/default/Scripts/01 base.lua
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+-- Override Lua's loadfile to use lua.ReadFile.
+function loadfile(file)
+	local data, err = lua.ReadFile(file);
+	if not data then
+		return nil, ("what " .. file)
+	end
+
+	local chunk, err = load(
+		function()
+			local ret = data
+			data = nil
+			return ret
+		end,
+		"@" .. file );
+	if not chunk then return nil, err end
+
+	-- Set the environment, like loadfile does.
+	setfenv( chunk, getfenv(2) );
+	return chunk
+end
+
+-- Override Lua's dofile to use our loadfile.
+function dofile(file)
+	if not file then
+		error( "dofile(nil) unsupported", 2 );
+	end
+
+	local chunk, err = loadfile(file)
+	if not chunk then
+		error( err, 2 );
+	end
+
+	return chunk
+end
+