diff --git a/src/bindings/bindings.c b/src/bindings/bindings.c
index ea86df4a0..f4832a727 100755
--- a/src/bindings/bindings.c
+++ b/src/bindings/bindings.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ lua_State *lua_init(void) {
 
 int eressea_run(lua_State *L, const char *luafile, const char *entry_point)
 {
-  int err;
+  int err = 0;
 
   global.vm_state = L;
   /* run the main script */
@@ -1303,14 +1303,16 @@ int eressea_run(lua_State *L, const char *luafile, const char *entry_point)
   }
   if (entry_point) {
     lua_getglobal(L, entry_point);
-    err = lua_pcall(L, 0, 1, 0);
-    if (err != 0) {
-      log_lua_error(L);
-      abort();
+    if (lua_isfunction(L, -1)) {
+      log_debug("calling entry-point: %s\n", entry_point);
+      err = lua_pcall(L, 0, 1, 0);
+      if (err != 0) {
+        log_lua_error(L);
+      }
       return err;
+    } else {
+      log_error("unknown entry-point: %s\n", entry_point);
     }
-  } else {
-    err = lua_console(L);
   }
-  return err;
-}
+  return lua_console(L);
+}