diff --git a/ncat/ncat_lua.c b/ncat/ncat_lua.c
index 56895cadb..d7816c08a 100644
--- a/ncat/ncat_lua.c
+++ b/ncat/ncat_lua.c
@@ -148,16 +148,16 @@ static int traceback (lua_State *L)
     return 1;
 }
 
-lua_State *lua_setup(void)
+lua_State *lua_setup(const char *filename)
 {
     lua_State *L;
 
-    ncat_assert(o.cmdexec != NULL);
+    ncat_assert(filename != NULL);
 
     L = luaL_newstate();
     luaL_openlibs(L);
 
-    if (luaL_loadfile(L, o.cmdexec) != 0)
+    if (luaL_loadfile(L, filename) != 0)
         report(L, "Error loading the Lua script");
 
     return L;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void lua_run(lua_State *L)
         report(L, "Error running the Lua script");
     } else {
         if (o.debug)
-            logdebug("%s returned successfully.\n", o.cmdexec);
+            logdebug("Lua script returned successfully.\n");
         lua_close(L);
         exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
diff --git a/ncat/ncat_lua.h b/ncat/ncat_lua.h
index 7404b6b8c..0cc038976 100644
--- a/ncat/ncat_lua.h
+++ b/ncat/ncat_lua.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 #endif
 
-lua_State *lua_setup(void);
+lua_State *lua_setup(const char *filename);
 void lua_run(lua_State *L);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ncat/ncat_main.c b/ncat/ncat_main.c
index 6ba38312a..1e6bd1ffc 100644
--- a/ncat/ncat_main.c
+++ b/ncat/ncat_main.c
@@ -545,8 +545,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     perror("Cannot set mode");
 #endif
                 ncat_assert(argc == 3);
-                o.cmdexec = argv[2];
-                L = lua_setup();
+                L = lua_setup(argv[2]);
                 ncat_assert(L != NULL);
                 lua_run(L);
             }
@@ -872,7 +871,7 @@ connection brokering should work.");
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LUA
     if (o.execmode == EXEC_LUA)
-        o.lua_exec_state = lua_setup();
+        o.lua_exec_state = lua_setup(o.cmdexec);
 #endif
 
     if (o.listen)