diff --git a/code/parse/lua.cpp b/code/parse/lua.cpp
index aabfda3169..18a62c71f6 100644
--- a/code/parse/lua.cpp
+++ b/code/parse/lua.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int lua_Num_operators = sizeof(lua_Operators)/sizeof(string_conv);
 #define LUA_RETURN_NIL		0
 #define LUA_RETURN_OBJECT		1
 #define LUA_RETURN_TRUE		lua_set_args(L, "b", true)
-#define LUA_RETURN_FALSE	lua_set_args(L, "b", true)
+#define LUA_RETURN_FALSE	lua_set_args(L, "b", false)
 
 //*************************General Functions*************************
 //WMC - This doesn't work.