diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua.cpp b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua.cpp
index 64f8011586..765bdfcc98 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_lua/mod_lua.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ static switch_status_t do_config(void)
 			if (!strcmp(var, "startup-script")) {
 				if (val) {
 					lua_thread(val);
+					/* wait 10ms to avoid lua init issues */
+					switch_yield(10000);
 				}
 			}
 		}