diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 47172ea93e..1982bebd0f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -850,21 +850,25 @@ void Actor::AddRotationR( float rot )
 
 void Actor::RunCommands( const LuaReference& cmds, Actor *pParent )
 {
+	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
+
 	// function
-	cmds.PushSelf( LUA->L );
-	ASSERT( !lua_isnil(LUA->L, -1) );
+	cmds.PushSelf( L );
+	ASSERT( !lua_isnil(L, -1) );
 
 	// 1st parameter
-	this->PushSelf( LUA->L );
+	this->PushSelf( L );
 	
 	// 2nd parameter
 	if( pParent )
-		pParent->PushSelf( LUA->L );
+		pParent->PushSelf( L );
 	else
-		lua_pushnil( LUA->L );
+		lua_pushnil( L );
 
 	// call function with 1 argument and 0 results
-	lua_call(LUA->L, 2, 0); 
+	lua_call( L, 2, 0 ); 
+
+	LUA->Release(L);
 }
 
 float Actor::GetCommandsLengthSeconds( const LuaReference& cmds )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
index 5ac3fd23c4..b5961ef10a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorScroller.cpp
@@ -204,13 +204,15 @@ void ActorScroller::UpdateInternal( float fDeltaTime )
 
 void ActorScroller::PositionItem( Actor *pActor, float fPositionOffsetFromCenter, int iItemIndex, int iNumItems )
 {
-	m_exprTransformFunction.PushSelf( LUA->L );
-	ASSERT( !lua_isnil(LUA->L, -1) );
-	pActor->PushSelf( LUA->L );
-	LuaHelpers::Push( fPositionOffsetFromCenter, LUA->L );
-	LuaHelpers::Push( iItemIndex, LUA->L );
-	LuaHelpers::Push( iNumItems, LUA->L );
-	lua_call( LUA->L, 4, 0 ); // 4 args, 0 results
+	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
+	m_exprTransformFunction.PushSelf( L );
+	ASSERT( !lua_isnil(L, -1) );
+	pActor->PushSelf( L );
+	LuaHelpers::Push( fPositionOffsetFromCenter, L );
+	LuaHelpers::Push( iItemIndex, L );
+	LuaHelpers::Push( iNumItems, L );
+	lua_call( L, 4, 0 ); // 4 args, 0 results
+	LUA->Release(L);
 }
 
 void ActorScroller::DrawPrimitives()
diff --git a/stepmania/src/GameCommand.cpp b/stepmania/src/GameCommand.cpp
index a6c34c3062..ee8cb3e9b9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/GameCommand.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/GameCommand.cpp
@@ -723,14 +723,16 @@ void GameCommand::ApplySelf( const vector<PlayerNumber> &vpns ) const
 			GAMESTATE->ApplyModifiers( *pn, m_sModifiers );
 	if( m_LuaFunction.IsSet() )
 	{
+		Lua *L = LUA->Get();
 		FOREACH_CONST( PlayerNumber, vpns, pn )
 		{
-			m_LuaFunction.PushSelf( LUA->L );
-			ASSERT( !lua_isnil(LUA->L, -1) );
+			m_LuaFunction.PushSelf( L );
+			ASSERT( !lua_isnil(L, -1) );
 
-			lua_pushnumber( LUA->L, *pn ); // 1st parameter
-			lua_call( LUA->L, 1, 0 ); // call function with 1 argument and 0 results
+			lua_pushnumber( L, *pn ); // 1st parameter
+			lua_call( L, 1, 0 ); // call function with 1 argument and 0 results
 		}
+		LUA->Release(L);
 	}
 	if( m_sScreen != "" )
 		SCREENMAN->SetNewScreen( m_sScreen );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
index 85ff9ff196..05af0a1345 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LuaManager.cpp
@@ -247,14 +247,18 @@ bool LuaHelpers::RunScriptFile( const CString &sFile )
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	Lua *L = LUA->Get();
+
 	CString sError;
-	if( !LuaHelpers::RunScript( LUA->L, sScript, sFile, sError, 0 ) )
+	if( !LuaHelpers::RunScript( L, sScript, sFile, sError, 0 ) )
 	{
+		LUA->Release(L);
 		sError = ssprintf( "Lua runtime error: %s", sError.c_str() );
 		Dialog::OK( sError, "LUA_ERROR" );
 		return false;
 	}
-	
+	LUA->Release(L);
+
 	return true;
 }