diff --git a/src/scripting.c b/src/scripting.c
index 5a020a7337c63696a31ca11afba67df07df1f31f..140799b093cb0f756b5395e8b215397de1321c7f 100644
--- a/src/scripting.c
+++ b/src/scripting.c
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ int luaRedisGenericCommand(lua_State *lua, int raise_error) {
      * To make this function reentrant is futile and makes it slower, but
      * we should at least detect such a misuse, and abort. */
     if (inuse) {
-        redisPanic("luaRedisGenericCommand() recursive call detected. Are you doing funny stuff with Lua debug hooks?");
+        luaPushError(lua,
+            "luaRedisGenericCommand() recursive call detected. Are you doing funny stuff with Lua debug hooks?");
+        return 1;
     }
     inuse++;