diff --git a/Library/MeasureScript.cpp b/Library/MeasureScript.cpp
index 8a347175..44088795 100644
--- a/Library/MeasureScript.cpp
+++ b/Library/MeasureScript.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ const char* g_GetStringFunctionName = "GetStringValue";
 **
 */
 CMeasureScript::CMeasureScript(CMeterWindow* meterWindow, const WCHAR* name) : CMeasure(meterWindow, name),
-	m_LuaScript(),
 	m_HasUpdateFunction(false),
 	m_HasGetStringFunction(false),
 	m_ValueType(LUA_TNIL)
@@ -43,19 +42,16 @@ CMeasureScript::CMeasureScript(CMeterWindow* meterWindow, const WCHAR* name) : C
 */
 CMeasureScript::~CMeasureScript()
 {
-	DeleteLuaScript();
+	UninitializeLuaScript();
 	LuaManager::Finalize();
 }
 
-void CMeasureScript::DeleteLuaScript()
+void CMeasureScript::UninitializeLuaScript()
 {
-	delete m_LuaScript;
-	m_LuaScript = NULL;
+	m_LuaScript.Uninitialize();
 
 	m_HasUpdateFunction = false;
 	m_HasGetStringFunction = false;
-
-	m_ScriptFile.clear();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -66,12 +62,12 @@ void CMeasureScript::UpdateValue()
 {
 	if (m_HasUpdateFunction)
 	{
-		m_ValueType = m_LuaScript->RunFunctionWithReturn(g_UpdateFunctionName, m_Value, m_StringValue);
+		m_ValueType = m_LuaScript.RunFunctionWithReturn(g_UpdateFunctionName, m_Value, m_StringValue);
 
 		if (m_ValueType == LUA_TNIL && m_HasGetStringFunction)
 		{
 			// For backwards compatbility
-			m_ValueType = m_LuaScript->RunFunctionWithReturn(g_GetStringFunctionName, m_Value, m_StringValue);
+			m_ValueType = m_LuaScript.RunFunctionWithReturn(g_GetStringFunctionName, m_Value, m_StringValue);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -98,37 +94,34 @@ void CMeasureScript::ReadOptions(CConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section)
 {
 	CMeasure::ReadOptions(parser, section);
 
-	std::wstring file = parser.ReadString(section, L"ScriptFile", L"");
-
-	if (!file.empty())
+	std::wstring scriptFile = parser.ReadString(section, L"ScriptFile", L"");
+	if (!scriptFile.empty())
 	{
 		if (m_MeterWindow)
 		{
-			m_MeterWindow->MakePathAbsolute(file);
+			m_MeterWindow->MakePathAbsolute(scriptFile);
 		}
-		std::string scriptFile = ConvertToAscii(file.c_str());
 
 		if (!m_Initialized ||
-			strcmp(scriptFile.c_str(), m_ScriptFile.c_str()) != 0)
+			wcscmp(scriptFile.c_str(), m_ScriptFile.c_str()) != 0)
 		{
-			DeleteLuaScript();
+			UninitializeLuaScript();
 
 			lua_State* L = LuaManager::GetState();
 			m_ScriptFile = scriptFile;
-			m_LuaScript = new LuaScript(m_ScriptFile.c_str());
 
-			if (m_LuaScript->IsInitialized())
+			if (m_LuaScript.Initialize(m_ScriptFile.c_str()))
 			{
-				bool hasInitializeFunction = m_LuaScript->IsFunction(g_InitializeFunctionName);
-				m_HasUpdateFunction = m_LuaScript->IsFunction(g_UpdateFunctionName);
-				m_HasGetStringFunction = m_LuaScript->IsFunction(g_GetStringFunctionName);  // For backwards compatbility
+				bool hasInitializeFunction = m_LuaScript.IsFunction(g_InitializeFunctionName);
+				m_HasUpdateFunction = m_LuaScript.IsFunction(g_UpdateFunctionName);
+				m_HasGetStringFunction = m_LuaScript.IsFunction(g_GetStringFunctionName);  // For backwards compatbility
 
 				if (m_HasGetStringFunction)
 				{
 					LogWithArgs(LOG_WARNING, L"Script: Using deprecated GetStringValue() in [%s]", m_Name.c_str());
 				}
 
-				lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, m_LuaScript->GetRef());
+				lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, m_LuaScript.GetRef());
 
 				*(CMeterWindow**)lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(CMeterWindow*)) = m_MeterWindow;
 				lua_getglobal(L, "CMeterWindow");
@@ -171,20 +164,17 @@ void CMeasureScript::ReadOptions(CConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section)
 
 				if (hasInitializeFunction)
 				{
-					m_LuaScript->RunFunction(g_InitializeFunctionName);
+					m_LuaScript.RunFunction(g_InitializeFunctionName);
 				}
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				DeleteLuaScript();
+
+				// Valid script.
+				return;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	else
-	{
-		LogWithArgs(LOG_ERROR, L"Script: File not valid in [%s]", m_Name.c_str());
-		DeleteLuaScript();
-	}
+
+	LogWithArgs(LOG_ERROR, L"Script: File not valid in [%s]", m_Name.c_str());
+	UninitializeLuaScript();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -194,7 +184,7 @@ void CMeasureScript::ReadOptions(CConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section)
 void CMeasureScript::Command(const std::wstring& command)
 {
 	std::string str = ConvertToAscii(command.c_str());
-	m_LuaScript->RunString(str.c_str());
+	m_LuaScript.RunString(str.c_str());
 }
 
 //static void stackDump(lua_State *L)
diff --git a/Library/MeasureScript.h b/Library/MeasureScript.h
index 7fba2cb1..48079bb5 100644
--- a/Library/MeasureScript.h
+++ b/Library/MeasureScript.h
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ public:
 	virtual const WCHAR* GetStringValue(AUTOSCALE autoScale, double scale, int decimals, bool percentual);
 	virtual void Command(const std::wstring& command);
 
-	void DeleteLuaScript();
+	void UninitializeLuaScript();
 
 protected:
 	virtual void ReadOptions(CConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section);
 	virtual void UpdateValue();
 
 private:
-	LuaScript* m_LuaScript;
+	LuaScript m_LuaScript;
 
 	bool m_HasUpdateFunction;
 	bool m_HasGetStringFunction;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ private:
 
 	std::wstring m_StringValue;
 
-	std::string m_ScriptFile;
+	std::wstring m_ScriptFile;
 };
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Library/lua/LuaScript.cpp b/Library/lua/LuaScript.cpp
index 92fcb82d..b4170b92 100644
--- a/Library/lua/LuaScript.cpp
+++ b/Library/lua/LuaScript.cpp
@@ -25,15 +25,45 @@
 ** The constructor
 **
 */
-LuaScript::LuaScript(const char* file) :
-	m_Ref(LUA_NOREF),
-	m_Initialized(true)
+LuaScript::LuaScript() :
+	m_Ref(LUA_NOREF)
 {
-	lua_State* L = LuaManager::GetState();
-	int result = luaL_loadfile(L, file);
+}
 
-	// If the file loaded okay.
-	if (result == 0)
+/*
+** The destructor
+**
+*/
+LuaScript::~LuaScript()
+{
+	Uninitialize();
+}
+
+bool LuaScript::Initialize(const WCHAR* scriptFile)
+{
+	assert(!IsInitialized());
+
+	lua_State* L = LuaManager::GetState();
+
+	// Load file into a buffer as luaL_loadfile does not support Unicode paths.
+	FILE* file = _wfopen(scriptFile, L"rb");
+	if (!file)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	fseek(file, 0, SEEK_END);
+	long fileSize = ftell(file);
+
+	char* fileData = new char[fileSize];
+	fseek(file, 0, SEEK_SET);
+	fread(fileData, fileSize, 1, file);
+
+	std::string scriptName = ConvertToUTF8(wcsrchr(scriptFile, L'\\') + 1);
+	int load = luaL_loadbuffer(L, fileData, fileSize, scriptName.c_str());
+	delete [] fileData;
+
+	if (load == 0)
 	{
 		// Create the table this script will reside in
 		lua_newtable(L);
@@ -60,32 +90,34 @@ LuaScript::LuaScript(const char* file) :
 		lua_setfenv(L, -2);
 
 		// Execute the Lua script
-		result = lua_pcall(L, 0, 0, 0);
-
-		if (result)
+		int result = lua_pcall(L, 0, 0, 0);
+		if (result == 0)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+		else
 		{
-			m_Initialized = false;
 			LuaManager::ReportErrors(L);
-
-			luaL_unref(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, m_Ref);
-			m_Ref = LUA_NOREF;
+			Uninitialize();
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		m_Initialized = false;
 		LuaManager::ReportErrors(L);
 	}
+
+	return false;
 }
 
-/*
-** The destructor
-**
-*/
-LuaScript::~LuaScript()
+void LuaScript::Uninitialize()
 {
 	lua_State* L = LuaManager::GetState();
-	luaL_unref(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, m_Ref);
+
+	if (m_Ref != LUA_NOREF)
+	{
+		luaL_unref(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, m_Ref);
+		m_Ref = LUA_NOREF;
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -97,7 +129,7 @@ bool LuaScript::IsFunction(const char* funcName)
 	lua_State* L = LuaManager::GetState();
 	bool bExists = false;
 
-	if (m_Initialized)
+	if (IsInitialized())
 	{
 		// Push our table onto the stack
 		lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, m_Ref);
@@ -125,7 +157,7 @@ void LuaScript::RunFunction(const char* funcName)
 {
 	lua_State* L = LuaManager::GetState();
 
-	if (m_Initialized)
+	if (IsInitialized())
 	{
 		// Push our table onto the stack
 		lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, m_Ref);
@@ -151,7 +183,7 @@ int LuaScript::RunFunctionWithReturn(const char* funcName, double& numValue, std
 	lua_State* L = LuaManager::GetState();
 	int type = LUA_TNIL;
 
-	if (m_Initialized)
+	if (IsInitialized())
 	{
 		// Push our table onto the stack
 		lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, m_Ref);
@@ -193,7 +225,7 @@ void LuaScript::RunString(const char* str)
 {
 	lua_State* L = LuaManager::GetState();
 
-	if (m_Initialized)
+	if (IsInitialized())
 	{
 		// Load the string as a Lua chunk
 		if (luaL_loadstring(L, str))
diff --git a/Library/lua/LuaScript.h b/Library/lua/LuaScript.h
index d87f792e..d18ae08a 100644
--- a/Library/lua/LuaScript.h
+++ b/Library/lua/LuaScript.h
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@
 class LuaScript
 {
 public:
-	LuaScript(const char* file);
+	LuaScript();
 	~LuaScript();
-	
-	bool IsInitialized() { return m_Initialized; }
+
+	bool Initialize(const WCHAR* scriptFile);
+	void Uninitialize();
+
+	bool IsInitialized() { return m_Ref != LUA_NOREF; }
 	int GetRef() { return m_Ref; }
 
 	bool IsFunction(const char* funcName);
@@ -37,7 +40,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
 	int m_Ref;
-	bool m_Initialized;
 };
 
 #endif