diff --git a/moo/moolua/medit-lua.cpp b/moo/moolua/medit-lua.cpp
index 6eaf2db3..270975c6 100644
--- a/moo/moolua/medit-lua.cpp
+++ b/moo/moolua/medit-lua.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ moo_lua_state_init (MooLuaState *lua)
 {
     try
     {
-        lua->L = medit_lua_new (true);
+        lua->L = medit_lua_new ();
     }
     catch (...)
     {
@@ -141,9 +141,8 @@ add_raw_api (lua_State *L)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool
-medit_lua_setup (lua_State *L,
-                 bool       default_init)
+static bool
+medit_lua_setup (lua_State *L)
 {
     try
     {
@@ -154,8 +153,11 @@ medit_lua_setup (lua_State *L,
 
         g_assert (lua_gettop (L) == 0);
 
-        if (default_init)
-            medit_lua_do_string (L, LUA_DEFAULT_INIT);
+        if (!medit_lua_do_string (L, LUA_DEFAULT_INIT))
+        {
+            g_critical ("oops");
+            return false;
+        }
 
         return true;
     }
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ lua_panic (lua_State *L)
 }
 
 lua_State *
-medit_lua_new (bool default_init)
+medit_lua_new ()
 {
     lua_State *L = luaL_newstate ();
     g_return_val_if_fail (L != NULL, NULL);
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ medit_lua_new (bool default_init)
 
     moo_assert (lua_gettop (L) == 0);
 
-    if (!medit_lua_setup (L, default_init))
+    if (!medit_lua_setup (L))
     {
         medit_lua_data_free (data);
         lua_close (L);
@@ -341,7 +343,7 @@ extern "C" void
 medit_lua_run_string (const char *string)
 {
     g_return_if_fail (string != NULL);
-    lua_State *L = medit_lua_new (TRUE);
+    lua_State *L = medit_lua_new ();
     if (L)
         medit_lua_do_string (L, string);
     medit_lua_free (L);
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ extern "C" void
 medit_lua_run_file (const char *filename)
 {
     g_return_if_fail (filename != NULL);
-    lua_State *L = medit_lua_new (TRUE);
+    lua_State *L = medit_lua_new ();
     if (L)
         medit_lua_do_file (L, filename);
     medit_lua_free (L);
diff --git a/moo/moolua/medit-lua.h b/moo/moolua/medit-lua.h
index 99c8c089..f0e206d7 100644
--- a/moo/moolua/medit-lua.h
+++ b/moo/moolua/medit-lua.h
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "moolua/lua/moolua.h"
 
-bool         medit_lua_setup            (lua_State      *L,
-                                         bool            default_init);
-
-lua_State   *medit_lua_new              (bool            default_init);
+lua_State   *medit_lua_new              (void);
 void         medit_lua_ref              (lua_State      *L);
 void         medit_lua_unref            (lua_State      *L);
 void         medit_lua_free             (lua_State      *L);
diff --git a/moo/moolua/moolua-tests.cpp b/moo/moolua/moolua-tests.cpp
index cf06f353..0aa895e0 100644
--- a/moo/moolua/moolua-tests.cpp
+++ b/moo/moolua/moolua-tests.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ moo_test_run_lua_file (const char *basename)
 
     if ((contents = moo_test_load_data_file (filename)))
     {
-        lua_State *L = medit_lua_new (true);
+        lua_State *L = medit_lua_new ();
         g_return_if_fail (L != NULL);
 
         g_assert (lua_gettop (L) == 0);
diff --git a/moo/moolua/mooluaplugin.cpp b/moo/moolua/mooluaplugin.cpp
index 75d7bd60..47a54f4f 100644
--- a/moo/moolua/mooluaplugin.cpp
+++ b/moo/moolua/mooluaplugin.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ struct MooLuaPlugin {
 static MooLuaModule *
 moo_lua_module_load (const char *filename)
 {
-    lua_State *L = medit_lua_new (true);
+    lua_State *L = medit_lua_new ();
+
     if (!L)
         return NULL;
 
diff --git a/moo/plugins/usertools/moocommand-script.cpp b/moo/plugins/usertools/moocommand-script.cpp
index 8a6a4a67..35922e3a 100644
--- a/moo/plugins/usertools/moocommand-script.cpp
+++ b/moo/plugins/usertools/moocommand-script.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ moo_command_script_run_lua (MooCommandScript  *cmd,
 
     g_return_if_fail (cmd->code != NULL);
 
-    L = medit_lua_new (TRUE);
+    L = medit_lua_new ();
     g_return_if_fail (L != NULL);
 
     if (!medit_lua_do_string (L, LUA_TOOL_SETUP_LUA))