diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index a24dce150d..56242a77b5 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			//load Lua Script if requested in the command line arguments
 			if (_argParser.luaScript != null)
 			{
-				Tools.LuaConsole.LoadLuaFile(_argParser.luaScript.MakeAbsolute());
+				_ = Tools.LuaConsole.LoadByFileExtension(_argParser.luaScript.MakeAbsolute(), out _);
 			}
 
 			SetStatusBar();
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
index f0c0196d3e..a6a9b84acd 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -1261,6 +1261,25 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			LuaImp.RegisteredFunctions.Clear(Emulator);
 		}
 
+		public bool LoadByFileExtension(string path, out bool abort)
+		{
+			var ext = Path.GetExtension(path)?.ToLowerInvariant();
+			if (ext is ".luases")
+			{
+				LoadLuaSession(path);
+				abort = true;
+				return true;
+			}
+			abort = false;
+			if (ext is ".lua" or ".txt")
+			{
+				LoadLuaFile(path);
+				UpdateDialog();
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		private void LuaConsole_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
 		{
 			var filePaths = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
@@ -1268,16 +1287,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				foreach (var path in filePaths)
 				{
-					if (Path.GetExtension(path)?.ToLowerInvariant() == ".lua" || Path.GetExtension(path)?.ToLowerInvariant() == ".txt")
-					{
-						LoadLuaFile(path);
-						UpdateDialog();
-					}
-					else if (Path.GetExtension(path)?.ToLowerInvariant() == ".luases")
-					{
-						LoadLuaSession(path);
-						return;
-					}
+					_ = LoadByFileExtension(path, out var abort);
+					if (abort) return;
 				}
 			}
 			catch (Exception ex)