diff --git a/Library/MeasureScript.cpp b/Library/MeasureScript.cpp
index 2522a45e..842aa74f 100644
--- a/Library/MeasureScript.cpp
+++ b/Library/MeasureScript.cpp
@@ -98,11 +98,8 @@ bool CMeasureScript::Update()
 	if (!(m_HasUpdateFunction && m_LuaScript->RunFunctionWithReturn(g_UpdateFunctionName, m_Value, m_StringValue)) &&
 		!(m_HasGetStringFunction && m_LuaScript->RunFunctionWithReturn(g_GetStringFunctionName, m_Value, m_StringValue)))
 	{
-		if (!m_StringValue.empty())
-		{
-			m_Value = 0;
-			m_StringValue.clear();
-		}
+		m_Value = 0;
+		m_StringValue.clear();
 	}
 
 	return PostUpdate();
@@ -116,7 +113,12 @@ bool CMeasureScript::Update()
 */
 const WCHAR* CMeasureScript::GetStringValue(AUTOSCALE autoScale, double scale, int decimals, bool percentual)
 {
-	return CheckSubstitute(m_StringValue.c_str());
+	if (!m_StringValue.empty())
+	{
+		return CheckSubstitute(m_StringValue.c_str());
+	}
+
+	return CMeasure::GetStringValue(autoScale, scale, decimals, percentual);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/Library/lua/LuaScript.cpp b/Library/lua/LuaScript.cpp
index e329bcdf..03334b89 100644
--- a/Library/lua/LuaScript.cpp
+++ b/Library/lua/LuaScript.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void LuaScript::RunFunction(const char* funcName)
 /*
 ** RunFunctionWithReturn
 **
-** Runs given function in script file and stores the retruned number and/or string.
+** Runs given function in script file and stores the retruned number or string.
 ** Returns true if the executed function returns a valid value.
 **
 */
@@ -169,15 +169,19 @@ bool LuaScript::RunFunctionWithReturn(const char* funcName, double& numValue, st
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if (lua_isstring(m_State, -1))
+			if (lua_isnumber(m_State, -1))
+			{
+				numValue = lua_tonumber(m_State, -1);
+
+				strValue.clear();
+				ret = true;
+			}
+			else if (lua_isstring(m_State, -1))
 			{
-				// Type is LUA_TSTRING or LUA_TNUMBER
 				const char* str = lua_tostring(m_State, -1);
 				strValue = ConvertToWide(str);
 
-				// lua_tonumber() returns 0 when type is non-number
-				numValue = lua_tonumber(m_State, -1);
-
+				numValue = 0;
 				ret = true;
 			}
 
diff --git a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.cpp b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.cpp
index b366df16..60a93a41 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ extern HINSTANCE g_Instance;
 */
 CPlayerFoobar::CPlayerFoobar() : CPlayer(),
 	m_Window(),
-	m_FooWindow()
+	m_FooWindow(),
+	m_MaximizeOnStart(false)
 {
 	Initialize();
 }
@@ -178,6 +179,12 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK CPlayerFoobar::WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPAR
 		case FOO_PLAYERSTART:
 			player->m_Initialized = true;
 			player->m_FooWindow = (HWND)wParam;
+
+			if (player->m_MaximizeOnStart)
+			{
+				SendMessage(player->m_FooWindow, WM_USER, 0, FOO_SHOWPLAYER);
+				player->m_MaximizeOnStart = false;
+			}
 			break;
 
 		case FOO_PLAYERQUIT:
@@ -430,6 +437,7 @@ void CPlayerFoobar::OpenPlayer(std::wstring& path)
 		else
 		{
 			ShellExecute(NULL, L"open", path.c_str(), NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW);
+			m_MaximizeOnStart = true;
 		}
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.h b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.h
index bd740479..7a3bd4d7 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.h
+++ b/Plugins/PluginNowPlaying/PlayerFoobar.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ private:
 
 	HWND m_Window;				// Our reciever window
 	HWND m_FooWindow;			// Foobar receiver window
+	bool m_MaximizeOnStart;
 };
 
 #endif