diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 933bedb..ba3646b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
 set(states abstractAppState.cpp)
 set(core inputManager.cpp mapping.h stateManager.cpp)
-set(util util.cpp)
+set(util solUtil.cpp util.cpp)
 
 set(LIB_NAME gameBase)
 add_library(${LIB_NAME} STATIC ${states} ${core} ${util})
diff --git a/abstractAppState.cpp b/abstractAppState.cpp
index 97ec8cb..3d67521 100644
--- a/abstractAppState.cpp
+++ b/abstractAppState.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#include <sol/sol.hpp>
+
 #include "abstractAppState.h"
 #include "util.h"
-#include "solUtil.h"
 #include "mapping.h"
 
 namespace gameBase {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ namespace gameBase {
 	void AbstractAppState::onAttached(){
 		attached = true;
 
+		sol::state_view SOL_LUA_STATE = generateView();
 		SOL_LUA_STATE.script_file(optionsFile);
 		string table = "mappings";
 
diff --git a/abstractAppState.h b/abstractAppState.h
index 9a8d3fd..d08c71e 100644
--- a/abstractAppState.h
+++ b/abstractAppState.h
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 #define ABSTRACT_APP_STATE_H
 
 #include "mapping.h"
+#include "solUtil.h"
 
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+namespace sol{
+	class state;
+}
+
 namespace gameBase {
 	class AbstractAppState{
 		public:
diff --git a/solUtil.cpp b/solUtil.cpp
index e69de29..3993562 100644
--- a/solUtil.cpp
+++ b/solUtil.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "solUtil.h"
+
+namespace gameBase{
+	static lua_State *state = nullptr;
+
+	sol::state_view generateView(){
+		if(!state){
+			state = luaL_newstate();
+			luaL_openlibs(state);
+		}
+
+		sol::state_view view(state);
+		return view;
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/solUtil.h b/solUtil.h
index a5f660c..e02682a 100644
--- a/solUtil.h
+++ b/solUtil.h
@@ -4,8 +4,14 @@
 
 #include <sol/sol.hpp>
 
+extern "C" {
+	#include <lua.h>
+	#include <lauxlib.h>
+	#include <lualib.h>
+}
+
 namespace gameBase{
-	static sol::state sol, &SOL_LUA_STATE = sol;
+	sol::state_view generateView();
 }
 
 #endif