diff --git a/src/script/scripting_server.cpp b/src/script/scripting_server.cpp
index 849ea2337..50aed4087 100644
--- a/src/script/scripting_server.cpp
+++ b/src/script/scripting_server.cpp
@@ -89,23 +89,25 @@ ServerScripting::ServerScripting(Server* server):
 	infostream << "SCRIPTAPI: Initialized game modules" << std::endl;
 }
 
+void ServerScripting::saveGlobals()
+{
+	SCRIPTAPI_PRECHECKHEADER
+
+	lua_getglobal(L, "core");
+	luaL_checktype(L, -1, LUA_TTABLE);
+	lua_getfield(L, -1, "get_globals_to_transfer");
+	lua_call(L, 0, 1);
+	auto *data = script_pack(L, -1);
+	assert(!data->contains_userdata);
+	getServer()->m_lua_globals_data.reset(data);
+	// unset the function
+	lua_pushnil(L);
+	lua_setfield(L, -3, "get_globals_to_transfer");
+	lua_pop(L, 2); // pop 'core', return value
+}
+
 void ServerScripting::initAsync()
 {
-	// Save globals to transfer
-	{
-		lua_State *L = getStack();
-		lua_getglobal(L, "core");
-		luaL_checktype(L, -1, LUA_TTABLE);
-		lua_getfield(L, -1, "get_globals_to_transfer");
-		lua_call(L, 0, 1);
-		auto *data = script_pack(L, -1);
-		assert(!data->contains_userdata);
-		getServer()->m_async_globals_data.reset(data);
-		lua_pushnil(L);
-		lua_setfield(L, -3, "get_globals_to_transfer"); // unset function too
-		lua_pop(L, 2); // pop 'core', return value
-	}
-
 	infostream << "SCRIPTAPI: Initializing async engine" << std::endl;
 	asyncEngine.registerStateInitializer(InitializeAsync);
 	asyncEngine.registerStateInitializer(ModApiUtil::InitializeAsync);
@@ -182,7 +184,8 @@ void ServerScripting::InitializeAsync(lua_State *L, int top)
 	LuaSettings::Register(L);
 
 	// globals data
-	auto *data = ModApiBase::getServer(L)->m_async_globals_data.get();
+	auto *data = ModApiBase::getServer(L)->m_lua_globals_data.get();
+	assert(data);
 	script_unpack(L, data);
 	lua_setfield(L, top, "transferred_globals");
 }
diff --git a/src/script/scripting_server.h b/src/script/scripting_server.h
index 9803397c5..d4eb1c4f2 100644
--- a/src/script/scripting_server.h
+++ b/src/script/scripting_server.h
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ public:
 
 	// use ScriptApiBase::loadMod() to load mods
 
+	// Save globals that are copied into other Lua envs
+	void saveGlobals();
+
 	// Initialize async engine, call this AFTER loading all mods
 	void initAsync();
 
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 9e6685909..7152aeae6 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ void Server::init()
 	m_gamespec.checkAndLog();
 	m_modmgr->loadMods(m_script);
 
+	m_script->saveGlobals();
+
 	// Read Textures and calculate sha1 sums
 	fillMediaCache();
 
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 75d10b3a5..faa23e74e 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ public:
 	// Lua files registered for init of async env, pair of modname + path
 	std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> m_async_init_files;
 
-	// Data transferred into async envs at init time
-	std::unique_ptr<PackedValue> m_async_globals_data;
+	// Data transferred into other Lua envs at init time
+	std::unique_ptr<PackedValue> m_lua_globals_data;
 
 	// Bind address
 	Address m_bind_addr;