diff --git a/src/TLuaEngine.cpp b/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
index a383972..9dc0f25 100644
--- a/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/TLuaEngine.cpp
@@ -40,18 +40,6 @@ TLuaEngine* LuaAPI::MP::Engine;
 
 static sol::protected_function AddTraceback(sol::state_view StateView, sol::protected_function RawFn);
 
-static std::optional<sol::function> GetLuaHandler(sol::state_view StateView, const std::string Handler, const std::string EventName);
-
-static std::optional<sol::function> GetLuaHandler(sol::state_view StateView, const std::string Handler, const std::string EventName) {
-    auto Res = StateView.safe_script("return " + Handler, sol::script_pass_on_error);
-    if (!Res.valid()) {
-        beammp_errorf("invalid handler for event \"{}\". handler: \"{}\"", EventName, Handler);
-    } else if (Res.get_type() == sol::type::function) {
-        return Res.get<sol::function>();
-    }
-    return std::nullopt;
-}
-
 TLuaEngine::TLuaEngine()
     : mResourceServerPath(fs::path(Application::Settings.getAsString(Settings::Key::General_ResourceFolder)) / "Server") {
     Application::SetSubsystemStatus("LuaEngine", Application::Status::Starting);
@@ -507,11 +495,9 @@ sol::table TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::Lua_TriggerGlobalEvent(const std::string
 
     sol::variadic_results LocalArgs = JsonStringToArray(Str);
     for (const auto& Handler : MyHandlers) {
-        auto Res = GetLuaHandler(mStateView, Handler, EventName);
-        if (Res.has_value()) {
-            sol::function Fn = Res.value();
-            Fn = AddTraceback(mStateView, Fn);
-
+        auto Fn = mStateView[Handler];
+        Fn = AddTraceback(mStateView, Fn);
+        if (Fn.valid()) {
             auto LuaResult = Fn(LocalArgs);
             auto Result = std::make_shared<TLuaResult>();
             if (LuaResult.valid()) {
@@ -563,9 +549,8 @@ sol::table TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::Lua_TriggerLocalEvent(const std::string&
     sol::table Result = mStateView.create_table();
     int i = 1;
     for (const auto& Handler : mEngine->GetEventHandlersForState(EventName, mStateId)) {
-        auto Res = GetLuaHandler(mStateView, Handler, EventName);
-        if (Res.has_value()) {
-            sol::function Fn = Res.value();
+        auto Fn = mStateView[Handler];
+        if (Fn.valid() && Fn.get_type() == sol::type::function) {
             auto FnRet = Fn(EventArgs);
             if (FnRet.valid()) {
                 Result.set(i, FnRet);
@@ -1177,10 +1162,8 @@ void TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::operator()() {
                 // TODO: Use TheQueuedFunction.EventName for errors, warnings, etc
                 Result->StateId = mStateId;
                 sol::state_view StateView(mState);
-
-                auto Res = GetLuaHandler(StateView, FnName, TheQueuedFunction.EventName);
-                if (Res.has_value()) {
-                    sol::function Fn = Res.value();
+                auto RawFn = StateView[FnName];
+                if (RawFn.valid() && RawFn.get_type() == sol::type::function) {
                     std::vector<sol::object> LuaArgs;
                     for (const auto& Arg : Args) {
                         if (Arg.valueless_by_exception()) {
@@ -1215,7 +1198,7 @@ void TLuaEngine::StateThreadData::operator()() {
                             break;
                         }
                     }
-                    Fn = AddTraceback(StateView, Fn);
+                    auto Fn = AddTraceback(StateView, RawFn);
                     auto Res = Fn(sol::as_args(LuaArgs));
                     if (Res.valid()) {
                         Result->Error = false;