diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
index e0ce845d4..817b11386 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ bool pop(lua_State *L, T *out, StackIdx idx = -1)
     auto ok = peek(L, out, idx);
     if (ok)
     {
-        lua_pop(L, 1);
+        if (idx < 0)
+        {
+            idx = lua_gettop(L) + idx;
+        }
+        lua_remove(L, idx);
     }
     return ok;
 }