diff --git a/cmd/lua_run.ts b/cmd/lua_run.ts
index 86fc195e..848ed6b5 100644
--- a/cmd/lua_run.ts
+++ b/cmd/lua_run.ts
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ import {
   defaultConfig,
 } from "@silverbulletmd/silverbullet/type/config";
 import { parse } from "$common/space_lua/parse.ts";
-import {
-  LuaEnv,
-  LuaRuntimeError,
-  LuaStackFrame,
-} from "$common/space_lua/runtime.ts";
+import { LuaRuntimeError, LuaStackFrame } from "$common/space_lua/runtime.ts";
 
 import { evalStatement } from "$common/space_lua/eval.ts";
 
@@ -68,8 +64,7 @@ export async function luaRunCommand(
     const luaFile = await Deno.readTextFile(scriptPath);
     const chunk = parse(luaFile, {});
     const env = serverSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env;
-    const sf = new LuaStackFrame(new LuaEnv(), chunk.ctx);
-    sf.threadLocal.setLocal("_GLOBAL", env);
+    const sf = LuaStackFrame.createWithGlobalEnv(env, chunk.ctx);
 
     try {
       await evalStatement(chunk, env, sf);
diff --git a/common/space_lua/lua.test.ts b/common/space_lua/lua.test.ts
index d9e3966a..5975d615 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/lua.test.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/lua.test.ts
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ async function runLuaTest(luaPath: string) {
   );
   const chunk = parse(luaFile, {});
   const env = new LuaEnv(luaBuildStandardEnv());
-  const sf = new LuaStackFrame(new LuaEnv(), chunk.ctx);
-  sf.threadLocal.setLocal("_GLOBAL", env);
+  const sf = LuaStackFrame.createWithGlobalEnv(env, chunk.ctx);
 
   try {
     await evalStatement(chunk, env, sf);
diff --git a/common/space_lua/runtime.ts b/common/space_lua/runtime.ts
index 298b54dc..e9342697 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/runtime.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/runtime.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class LuaStackFrame {
   static lostFrame = new LuaStackFrame(new LuaEnv(), null);
 
   static createWithGlobalEnv(
-    globalEnv: any,
+    globalEnv: LuaEnv,
     ctx: ASTCtx | null = null,
   ): LuaStackFrame {
     const env = new LuaEnv();
diff --git a/lib/plugos/syscalls/datastore.ts b/lib/plugos/syscalls/datastore.ts
index 9e41ee8c..71f5a9c3 100644
--- a/lib/plugos/syscalls/datastore.ts
+++ b/lib/plugos/syscalls/datastore.ts
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ export function dataStoreReadSyscalls(
       scopeVariables: Record<string, any> = {},
     ): Promise<any[]> => {
       const dsQueryCollection = new DataStoreQueryCollection(ds, prefix);
-      const tl = new LuaEnv();
-      tl.setLocal("_GLOBAL", commonSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env);
-      const sf = new LuaStackFrame(tl, null);
+      const sf = LuaStackFrame.createWithGlobalEnv(
+        commonSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env,
+      );
       const env = new LuaEnv(commonSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env);
       for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(scopeVariables)) {
         env.set(key, jsToLuaValue(value));
diff --git a/web/cm_plugins/lua_directive.ts b/web/cm_plugins/lua_directive.ts
index 9b0806af..9285ae4d 100644
--- a/web/cm_plugins/lua_directive.ts
+++ b/web/cm_plugins/lua_directive.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ export function luaDirectivePlugin(client: Client) {
                     currentPageMeta ||
                       { name: client.ui.viewState.currentPage },
                   );
-                  tl.setLocal("_GLOBAL", client.clientSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env);
-                  const sf = new LuaStackFrame(tl, expr.ctx);
+                  const sf = LuaStackFrame.createWithGlobalEnv(
+                    client.clientSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env,
+                    expr.ctx,
+                  );
                   const threadLocalizedEnv = new LuaEnv(
                     client.clientSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env,
                   );
diff --git a/web/cm_plugins/lua_widget.ts b/web/cm_plugins/lua_widget.ts
index 14ea1f98..d47749df 100644
--- a/web/cm_plugins/lua_widget.ts
+++ b/web/cm_plugins/lua_widget.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { activeWidgets } from "./markdown_widget.ts";
 import { attachWidgetEventHandlers } from "./widget_util.ts";
 import { renderExpressionResult } from "../../plugs/template/util.ts";
 import { expandCodeWidgets } from "$common/markdown.ts";
-import { LuaEnv, LuaStackFrame } from "$common/space_lua/runtime.ts";
+import { LuaStackFrame } from "$common/space_lua/runtime.ts";
 
 export type LuaWidgetCallback = (
   bodyText: string,
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ export class LuaWidget extends WidgetType {
         mdContent,
       );
 
-      const tl = new LuaEnv();
-      const sf = new LuaStackFrame(tl, null, LuaStackFrame.lostFrame);
-      tl.setLocal("_GLOBAL", client.clientSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env);
+      const sf = LuaStackFrame.createWithGlobalEnv(
+        client.clientSystem.spaceLuaEnv.env,
+      );
       mdTree = await expandCodeWidgets(
         client.clientSystem.codeWidgetHook,
         mdTree,