diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
index 94b3df0a49..08cbd58b11 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 void Screen::InitScreen( Screen *pScreen )
 {
 	/* Set the name of the loading screen. */
-	ActorUtil::ActorParam LoadingScreen( "LoadingScreen", pScreen->GetName() );
+	LUA->SetGlobal( "LoadingScreen", pScreen->GetName() );
 
 	pScreen->Init();
+	LUA->UnsetGlobal( "LoadingScreen" );
 }
 
 Screen::~Screen()
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
index 990ac67cb9..7d4ec21fa3 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
@@ -124,10 +124,9 @@ namespace ScreenManagerUtil
 		g_ScreenStack.push_back( ls );
 
 		/* Set the name of the loading screen. */
-		ActorUtil::ActorParam LoadingScreen( "LoadingScreen", ls.m_pScreen->GetName() );
+		LUA->SetGlobal( "LoadingScreen", ls.m_pScreen->GetName() );
 		ls.m_pScreen->BeginScreen();
-
-		LoadingScreen.Release();
+		LUA->UnsetGlobal( "LoadingScreen" );
 
 		SCREENMAN->RefreshCreditsMessages();