diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
index a33c0bd213..82ec4df058 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -666,16 +666,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 			if (load)
 			{
-				if (!LuaImp.ScriptList.LoadLuaSession(path, Settings.DisableLuaScriptsOnLoad))
+				if (!LoadLuaSession(path))
 				{
 					Config.RecentLuaSession.HandleLoadError(path);
 				}
-				else
-				{
-					RunLuaScripts();
-					UpdateDialog();
-					LuaImp.ScriptList.Changes = false;
-				}
 			}
 
 			AddFileWatches();
@@ -772,10 +766,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			var result = ofd.ShowHawkDialog();
 			if (result == DialogResult.OK && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ofd.FileName))
 			{
-				LuaImp.ScriptList.LoadLuaSession(ofd.FileName, Settings.DisableLuaScriptsOnLoad);
-				RunLuaScripts();
-				UpdateDialog();
-				LuaImp.ScriptList.Changes = false;
+				LoadLuaSession(ofd.FileName);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1303,10 +1294,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					}
 					else if (Path.GetExtension(path)?.ToLower() == ".luases")
 					{
-						LuaImp.ScriptList.LoadLuaSession(path, Settings.DisableLuaScriptsOnLoad);
-						RunLuaScripts();
-						UpdateDialog();
-						LuaImp.ScriptList.Changes = false;
+						LoadLuaSession(path);
 						return;
 					}
 				}