diff --git a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.cpp b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.cpp
index 8c83dc50..091418cd 100644
--- a/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.cpp
+++ b/src/logic/scripting/lua/lua_util.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ int lua::call_nothrow(State* L, int argc, int nresults) {
     int handler_pos = gettop(L) - argc;
     pushcfunction(L, l_error_handler);
     insert(L, handler_pos);
-    if (lua_pcall(L, argc, LUA_MULTRET, handler_pos)) {
+    if (lua_pcall(L, argc, -1, handler_pos)) {
         auto errorstr = tostring(L, -1);
         if (errorstr) {
             log_error(errorstr);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ int lua::call_nothrow(State* L, int argc, int nresults) {
         return 0;
     }
     remove(L, handler_pos);
-    return nresults == -1 ? 1 : nresults;
+    return 1;
 }
 
 void lua::dump_stack(State* L) {