diff --git a/apache2/msc_lua.c b/apache2/msc_lua.c
index 8ba2ecc0..494727db 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_lua.c
+++ b/apache2/msc_lua.c
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ char *lua_compile(msc_script **script, const char *filename, apr_pool_t *pool) {
     (*script) = apr_pcalloc(pool, sizeof(msc_script));
     (*script)->name = filename;
     (*script)->parts = dump.parts;
-    (*script)->Lstate = L;
+
+    /* Destroy state. */
+    lua_close(L);
 
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -390,8 +392,8 @@ static const struct luaL_Reg mylib[] = {
  */
 int lua_execute(msc_script *script, char *param, modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, char **error_msg) {
     apr_time_t time_before;
-    lua_State *L = script->Lstate;
-    int rc, lvm;
+    lua_State *L = NULL;
+    int rc;
 
     if (error_msg == NULL) return -1;
     *error_msg = NULL;
@@ -402,16 +404,10 @@ int lua_execute(msc_script *script, char *param, modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rul
 
     time_before = apr_time_now();
 
-    if (L == NULL) {
-        /* Create new state. */
-        L = lua_open();
-        luaL_openlibs(L);
-        lvm = 1;
-        if (L == NULL) {
-            *error_msg = apr_psprintf(msr->mp, "Lua: Failed to create Lua state");
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
+    /* Create new state. */
+    L = lua_open();
+
+    luaL_openlibs(L);
 
     /* Associate msr with the state. */
     lua_pushlightuserdata(L, (void *)msr);
@@ -454,12 +450,9 @@ int lua_execute(msc_script *script, char *param, modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rul
         *error_msg = apr_pstrdup(msr->mp, *error_msg);
     }
 
-    lua_pop(L, 1);
-
     /* Destroy state. */
-    if(lvm) {
-        lua_close(L);
-    }
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+    lua_close(L);
 
     /* Returns status code to caller. */
     if (msr->txcfg->debuglog_level >= 8) {
diff --git a/apache2/msc_lua.h b/apache2/msc_lua.h
index af5d0328..1f8e50ee 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_lua.h
+++ b/apache2/msc_lua.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ typedef struct msc_script_part msc_script_part;
 struct msc_script {
     const char *name;
     apr_array_header_t *parts;
-    lua_State *Lstate;
 };
 
 struct msc_script_part {