diff --git a/pbx/pbx_lua.c b/pbx/pbx_lua.c
index 01f468de06780da3de3f1f628c1331eefe2694f9..0754990d673cf1d697cbbf06fb0f0df93b786181 100644
--- a/pbx/pbx_lua.c
+++ b/pbx/pbx_lua.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static char *registrar = "pbx_lua";
  * applications might return */
 #define LUA_GOTO_DETECTED 5
 
-static char *lua_read_extensions_file(lua_State *L, long *size);
+static char *lua_read_extensions_file(lua_State *L, long *size, int *file_not_openable);
 static int lua_load_extensions(lua_State *L, struct ast_channel *chan);
 static int lua_reload_extensions(lua_State *L);
 static void lua_free_extensions(void);
@@ -1070,12 +1070,13 @@ static int lua_extension_cmp(lua_State *L)
  *
  * \param L the lua_State to use
  * \param size a pointer to store the size of the buffer
+ * \param file_not_openable a pointer to store if config file could be opened
  *
  * \note The caller is expected to free the buffer at some point.
  *
  * \return a pointer to the buffer
  */
-static char *lua_read_extensions_file(lua_State *L, long *size)
+static char *lua_read_extensions_file(lua_State *L, long *size, int *file_not_openable)
 {
 	FILE *f;
 	int error_func;
@@ -1090,6 +1091,8 @@ static char *lua_read_extensions_file(lua_State *L, long *size)
 		lua_pushstring(L, strerror(errno));
 		lua_concat(L, 4);
 
+		*file_not_openable = 1;
+
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1199,10 +1202,14 @@ static int lua_reload_extensions(lua_State *L)
 {
 	long size = 0;
 	char *data = NULL;
+	int file_not_openable = 0;
 
 	luaL_openlibs(L);
 
-	if (!(data = lua_read_extensions_file(L, &size))) {
+	if (!(data = lua_read_extensions_file(L, &size, &file_not_openable))) {
+		if (file_not_openable) {
+			return -1;
+		}
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -1621,17 +1628,24 @@ static struct ast_switch lua_switch = {
 static int load_or_reload_lua_stuff(void)
 {
 	int res = AST_MODULE_LOAD_SUCCESS;
+	int loaded = 0;
 
 	lua_State *L = luaL_newstate();
 	if (!L) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Error allocating lua_State, no memory\n");
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	if (lua_reload_extensions(L)) {
+	loaded = lua_reload_extensions(L);
+	if (loaded) {
 		const char *error = lua_tostring(L, -1);
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Error loading extensions.lua: %s\n", error);
-		res = AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+
+		if (loaded < 0) {
+			res = AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		} else {
+			res = AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!res) {
@@ -1664,7 +1678,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 
 	if (ast_register_switch(&lua_switch)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to register LUA PBX switch\n");
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_FAILURE;
 	}
 
 	return AST_MODULE_LOAD_SUCCESS;