diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index adc5c69..a72e6d0 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -8476,9 +8476,6 @@
 	 * process of HAProxy, this abort() is tolerated.
 	 */
 
-	/* Initialise lua. */
-	luaL_openlibs(gL.T);
-
 	/* Set safe environment for the initialisation. */
 	if (!SET_SAFE_LJMP(gL.T)) {
 		if (lua_type(gL.T, -1) == LUA_TSTRING)
@@ -8489,6 +8486,9 @@
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	/* Initialise lua. */
+	luaL_openlibs(gL.T);
+
 	/*
 	 *
 	 * Create "core" object.