diff --git a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/standalone_lua.cpp b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/standalone_lua.cpp
index 5d54816a782..2be86944bcb 100644
--- a/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/standalone_lua.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/gui/colorlcd/standalone_lua.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void StandaloneLuaWindow::checkEvents()
   if (luaState != INTERPRETER_RELOAD_PERMANENT_SCRIPTS) {
     // if LUA finished a full cycle,
     // invalidate to display the screen buffer
-    if (luaTask(0, true)) { invalidate(); }
+    if (luaTask(true)) { invalidate(); }
   }
 
   if (luaState == INTERPRETER_RELOAD_PERMANENT_SCRIPTS) {
diff --git a/radio/src/lua/interface.cpp b/radio/src/lua/interface.cpp
index b6073d970d4..7fa68db68d0 100644
--- a/radio/src/lua/interface.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/lua/interface.cpp
@@ -1255,14 +1255,11 @@ static bool resumeLua(bool init, bool allowLcdUsage)
 } //resumeLua(...)
 
 
-bool luaTask(event_t evt, bool allowLcdUsage)
+bool luaTask(bool allowLcdUsage)
 {
   bool init = false;
   bool scriptWasRun = false;
  
-  // Add event to buffer
-  if (evt != 0) { luaPushEvent(evt); }
- 
   // For preemption
   luaCycleStart = get_tmr10ms();
  
diff --git a/radio/src/lua/lua_api.h b/radio/src/lua/lua_api.h
index a80afede465..6cc3a21e404 100644
--- a/radio/src/lua/lua_api.h
+++ b/radio/src/lua/lua_api.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ extern ScriptInternalData scriptInternalData[MAX_SCRIPTS];
 extern ScriptInputsOutputs scriptInputsOutputs[MAX_SCRIPTS];
 
 void luaClose(lua_State ** L);
-bool luaTask(event_t evt, bool allowLcdUsage);
+bool luaTask(bool allowLcdUsage);
 void checkLuaMemoryUsage();
 void luaExec(const char * filename);
 void luaDoGc(lua_State * L, bool full);
diff --git a/radio/src/main.cpp b/radio/src/main.cpp
index 625f92e8ddc..d15fcee93a1 100644
--- a/radio/src/main.cpp
+++ b/radio/src/main.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
   #include "cli.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(LUA)
+  #include "lua/lua_event.h"
+#endif
+
 uint8_t currentSpeakerVolume = 255;
 uint8_t requiredSpeakerVolume = 255;
 uint8_t currentBacklightBright = 0;
@@ -394,7 +398,7 @@ void guiMain(event_t evt)
   }
 
   DEBUG_TIMER_START(debugTimerLua);
-  luaTask(0, false);
+  luaTask(false);
   DEBUG_TIMER_STOP(debugTimerLua);
 
   t0 = get_tmr10ms() - t0;
@@ -429,14 +433,17 @@ void guiMain(event_t evt)
 bool handleGui(event_t event) {
   bool refreshNeeded;
 #if defined(LUA)
-  refreshNeeded = luaTask(event, true);
-  if (menuHandlers[menuLevel] == menuViewTelemetry &&
-      TELEMETRY_SCREEN_TYPE(s_frsky_view) == TELEMETRY_SCREEN_TYPE_SCRIPT) {
-      menuHandlers[menuLevel](event);
-  }
+  bool isTelemView =
+      menuHandlers[menuLevel] == menuViewTelemetry &&
+      TELEMETRY_SCREEN_TYPE(s_frsky_view) == TELEMETRY_SCREEN_TYPE_SCRIPT;
+  bool isStandalone = scriptInternalData[0].reference == SCRIPT_STANDALONE;
+  if (isTelemView || isStandalone) luaPushEvent(event);
+  refreshNeeded = luaTask(true);
+  if (isTelemView)
+    menuHandlers[menuLevel](event);
   else if (scriptInternalData[0].reference != SCRIPT_STANDALONE)
 #endif
-// No foreground Lua script is running - clear the screen show normal menu
+  // No foreground Lua script is running - clear the screen show normal menu
   {
     lcdClear();
     menuHandlers[menuLevel](event);
@@ -460,7 +467,7 @@ void guiMain(event_t evt)
   }
 
   // run Lua scripts that don't use LCD (to use CPU time while LCD DMA is running)
-  luaTask(0, false);
+  luaTask(false);
 
   t0 = get_tmr10ms() - t0;
   if (t0 > maxLuaDuration) {