diff --git a/include/LuaAPI.h b/include/LuaAPI.h
index d18a27d..115d7ec 100644
--- a/include/LuaAPI.h
+++ b/include/LuaAPI.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <tuple>
 
 namespace LuaAPI {
+int PanicHandler(lua_State* State);
+
 void Print(sol::variadic_args);
 namespace MP {
     extern TLuaEngine* Engine;
diff --git a/include/TLuaEngine.h b/include/TLuaEngine.h
index eb67c48..360dc04 100644
--- a/include/TLuaEngine.h
+++ b/include/TLuaEngine.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ private:
     void CollectAndInitPlugins();
     void InitializePlugin(const fs::path& Folder, const TLuaPluginConfig& Config);
     void FindAndParseConfig(const fs::path& Folder, TLuaPluginConfig& Config);
+    size_t CalculateMemoryUsage();
 
     class StateThreadData : IThreaded {
     public:
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ private:
         void RegisterEvent(const std::string& EventName, const std::string& FunctionName);
         void AddPath(const fs::path& Path); // to be added to path and cpath
         void operator()() override;
+        sol::state_view State() { return sol::state_view(mState); }
 
     private:
         sol::table Lua_TriggerGlobalEvent(const std::string& EventName, sol::variadic_args EventArgs);
diff --git a/src/LuaAPI.cpp b/src/LuaAPI.cpp
index 01f4db0..14cf22c 100644
--- a/src/LuaAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/LuaAPI.cpp
@@ -246,3 +246,8 @@ void LuaAPI::MP::PrintRaw(sol::variadic_args Args) {
     }
     Application::Console().WriteRaw(ToPrint);
 }
+
+int LuaAPI::PanicHandler(lua_State* State) {
+    beammp_lua_error("PANIC: " + sol::stack::get<std::string>(State, 1));
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/TLuaEngine.cpp b/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
index 820a44e..663f9b7 100644
--- a/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,20 @@ void TLuaEngine::operator()() {
     }
     // this thread handles timers
     while (!mShutdown) {
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+        beammp_debug("Lua uses " + std::to_string(CalculateMemoryUsage()) + " B of memory");
     }
 }
 
+size_t TLuaEngine::CalculateMemoryUsage() {
+    size_t Usage = 0;
+    std::unique_lock Lock(mLuaStatesMutex);
+    for (auto& State : mLuaStates) {
+        Usage += State.second->State().memory_used();
+    }
+    return Usage;
+}
+
 void TLuaEngine::WaitForAll(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<TLuaResult>>& Results) {
     for (const auto& Result : Results) {
         while (!Result->Ready) {
@@ -269,8 +279,13 @@ TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::StateThreadData(const std::string& Name, std::atomi
     , mStateId(StateId)
     , mState(luaL_newstate())
     , mEngine(&Engine) {
+    if (!mState) {
+        beammp_error("failed to create lua state for \"" + StateId + "\"");
+        return;
+    }
     luaL_openlibs(mState);
     sol::state_view StateView(mState);
+    lua_atpanic(mState, LuaAPI::PanicHandler);
     // StateView.globals()["package"].get()
     StateView.set_function("print", &LuaAPI::Print);
     StateView.set_function("exit", &Application::GracefullyShutdown);
@@ -317,6 +332,9 @@ TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::StateThreadData(const std::string& Name, std::atomi
     });
     MPTable.set_function("IsPlayerGuest", &LuaAPI::MP::IsPlayerGuest);
     MPTable.set_function("DropPlayer", &LuaAPI::MP::DropPlayer);
+    MPTable.set_function("GetStateMemoryUsage", [&]() -> size_t {
+        return mStateView.memory_used();
+    });
     MPTable.set_function("GetPlayerIdentifiers", [&](int ID) -> sol::table {
         return Lua_GetPlayerIdentifiers(ID);
     });