diff --git a/src/text_editor/commands_window.cpp b/src/text_editor/commands_window.cpp
index 524ff67..066b1f3 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/commands_window.cpp
+++ b/src/text_editor/commands_window.cpp
@@ -378,10 +378,11 @@ void HandleActiveWindowBindings(Window *window) {
 
     if (window->execute_line) {
         if (Press(KEY_ENTER)) {
+            Scratch  scratch;
             Int      line        = PosToLine(*buffer, GetFront(view.carets[0]));
             Range    range       = GetLineRange(*buffer, line);
             String16 string      = GetString(*buffer, range);
-            String16 eval_result = EvalString(string);
+            String16 eval_result = EvalString(scratch, string);
 
             if (Ctrl()) {
                 Command_SelectEntireBuffer(&view);
diff --git a/src/text_editor/lua_api.cpp b/src/text_editor/lua_api.cpp
index 28c8f95..5a99232 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/lua_api.cpp
+++ b/src/text_editor/lua_api.cpp
@@ -10,45 +10,48 @@ int LuaOpenFile(lua_State *L) {
 }
 
 int LuaListOpenBuffers(lua_State *L) {
-    Scratch         scratch;
-    Array<String16> strings = {scratch};
+    Scratch       scratch;
+    Array<String> strings = {scratch};
     For(Buffers) {
         String string = Format(scratch, "open \"%.*s\"", FmtString(it.name));
-        Add(&strings, ToString16(scratch, string));
+        Add(&strings, string);
     }
-    LuaCommandResult = Merge(scratch, strings, L"\n");
-    return 0;
+    String result = Merge(scratch, strings, "\n");
+    lua_pushlstring(LuaState, result.data, result.len);
+    return 1;
 }
 
 int LuaListViews(lua_State *L) {
-    Scratch         scratch;
-    Array<String16> strings = {scratch};
+    Scratch       scratch;
+    Array<String> strings = {scratch};
     For(Views) {
         Buffer *buffer = GetBuffer(it.buffer_id);
         String  string = Format(scratch, "view = %lld buffer = %lld name = %.*s", (long long)it.id.id, (long long)buffer->id.id, FmtString(buffer->name));
-        Add(&strings, ToString16(scratch, string));
+        Add(&strings, string);
     }
-    LuaCommandResult = Merge(scratch, strings, L"\n");
-    return 0;
+    String result = Merge(scratch, strings, "\n");
+    lua_pushlstring(LuaState, result.data, result.len);
+    return 1;
 }
 
 int LuaListWindows(lua_State *L) {
-    Scratch         scratch;
-    Array<String16> strings = {scratch};
+    Scratch       scratch;
+    Array<String> strings = {scratch};
     For(Windows) {
         View   *view   = GetActiveView(&it);
         Buffer *buffer = GetBuffer(view->buffer_id);
         String  string = Format(scratch, "window = %lld active_view = %lld buffer_name = %.*s", (long long)it.id.id, (long long)it.active_view.id, FmtString(buffer->name));
-        Add(&strings, ToString16(scratch, string));
+        Add(&strings, string);
         ForItem(child_view_id, it.views) {
             View   *child_view   = GetView(child_view_id);
             Buffer *child_buffer = GetBuffer(child_view->buffer_id);
             String  child_string = Format(scratch, "  view = %lld buffer = %lld name = %.*s", (long long)child_view->id.id, (long long)child_buffer->id.id, FmtString(child_buffer->name));
-            Add(&strings, ToString16(scratch, child_string));
+            Add(&strings, child_string);
         }
     }
-    LuaCommandResult = Merge(scratch, strings, L"\n");
-    return 0;
+    String result = Merge(scratch, strings, "\n");
+    lua_pushlstring(LuaState, result.data, result.len);
+    return 1;
 }
 
 void InitLua() {
@@ -75,14 +78,19 @@ void SetInfoBarErrorMessage(String string) {
     if (string.len) InfoBarErrorMessage = Copy(sys, string);
 }
 
-// @todo: get result from lua?
-String16 EvalString(String16 string16) {
-    Scratch scratch;
-    LuaCommandResult = {};
-    String string    = ToString(scratch, string16);
+String16 EvalString(Allocator allocator, String16 string16) {
+    Scratch scratch((Arena *)allocator.object);
+    String  string = ToString(scratch, string16);
+    string         = Format(scratch, "return %.*s", FmtString(string));
     if (luaL_dostring(LuaState, string.data) != LUA_OK) {
-        const char *text = lua_tostring(LuaState, -1);
-        SetInfoBarErrorMessage(text);
     }
-    return LuaCommandResult;
+    const char *text = lua_tostring(LuaState, -1);
+    if (text) {
+        String   s      = text;
+        String16 result = ToString16(allocator, s);
+        lua_pop(LuaState, 1);
+        return result;
+    } else {
+        return {};
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/text_editor/text_editor.h b/src/text_editor/text_editor.h
index a1b4ea6..2a919e6 100644
--- a/src/text_editor/text_editor.h
+++ b/src/text_editor/text_editor.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ WindowID LastActiveWindow;
 Int      LastFrameIDWhenSwitchedActiveWindow;
 String   InfoBarErrorMessage;
 
-String16 EvalString(String16 string16);
+String16 EvalString(Allocator allocator, String16 string16);
 Rect2I   GetVisibleCells(Window &window);
 void     AfterEdit(View *view, Array<Edit> edits);
 Scroller ComputeScrollerRect(Window &window);