diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.cpp
index 1f493b95d..99977a79b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,42 @@
 
 namespace chatterino::lua {
 
+QString humanErrorText(lua_State *L, int errCode)
+{
+    QString errName;
+    switch (errCode)
+    {
+        case LUA_OK:
+            return "ok";
+        case LUA_ERRRUN:
+            errName = "(runtime error)";
+            break;
+        case LUA_ERRMEM:
+            errName = "(memory error)";
+            break;
+        case LUA_ERRERR:
+            errName = "(error while handling another error)";
+            break;
+        case LUA_ERRSYNTAX:
+            errName = "(syntax error)";
+            break;
+        case LUA_YIELD:
+            errName = "(illegal coroutine yield)";
+            break;
+        case LUA_ERRFILE:
+            errName = "(file error)";
+            break;
+        default:
+            errName = "(unknown error type)";
+    }
+    QString errText;
+    if (peek(L, &errText))
+    {
+        errName += " " + errText;
+    }
+    return errName;
+}
+
 StackIdx pushEmptyArray(lua_State *L, int countArray)
 {
     lua_createtable(L, countArray, 0);
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
index 841b9f9dc..0ecf25c36 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 struct lua_State;
+class QJsonObject;
 namespace chatterino {
 struct CommandContext;
 }  // namespace chatterino
 
 namespace chatterino::lua {
 
+/**
+ * @brief Converts a lua error code and potentially string on top of the stack into a human readable message
+ */
+QString humanErrorText(lua_State *L, int errCode);
+
 using StackIdx = int;
 
 StackIdx pushEmptyArray(lua_State *L, int countArray);
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
index 7a47b5087..a0075d554 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginController.cpp
@@ -145,33 +145,8 @@ QString PluginController::tryExecPluginCommand(const QString &commandName,
             auto res = lua_pcall(L, 1, 0, 0);
             if (res != LUA_OK)
             {
-                QString errName;
-                switch (res)
-                {
-                    case LUA_ERRRUN:
-                        errName = "runtime error";
-                        break;
-                    case LUA_ERRMEM:
-                        errName = "memory error";
-                        break;
-                    case LUA_ERRERR:
-                        errName = "error???";
-                        break;
-                    default:
-                        errName = "unknown";
-                }
-                const char *errText = luaL_optstring(L, -1, NULL);
-                if (errText != nullptr)
-                {
-                    ctx.channel->addMessage(
-                        makeSystemMessage(QString("Lua error: (%1) %2")
-                                              .arg(errName, QString(errText))));
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    ctx.channel->addMessage(
-                        makeSystemMessage("Lua error: " + errName));
-                }
+                ctx.channel->addMessage(makeSystemMessage(
+                    "Lua error: " + lua::humanErrorText(L, res)));
                 return "";
             }
             return "";