diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Networking/GameClient.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Networking/GameClient.cs
index e6a43556e..978c63676 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Networking/GameClient.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Networking/GameClient.cs
@@ -1274,8 +1274,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
             {
                 GameMain.NetLobbyScreen.ChatInput.Enabled = true;
             }
-
-            GameMain.Lua.Initialize();
         }
         
         private IEnumerable<CoroutineStatus> WaitInServerQueue()
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Screens/ModDownloadScreen.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Screens/ModDownloadScreen.cs
index 6e278ac0a..7edee9c1c 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Screens/ModDownloadScreen.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaClient/ClientSource/Screens/ModDownloadScreen.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                             .Where(p => p != null).ToArray());
                 }
                 GameMain.NetLobbyScreen.Select();
+                GameMain.Lua.Initialize();
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     ContentPackageManager.EnabledPackages.SetRegular(regularPackages);
 
                     GameMain.NetLobbyScreen.Select();
+                    GameMain.Lua.Initialize();
                 }
             }
         }