diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 1135714f34..15b06d5554 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::meta_session_setup (const std::string& script_path)
 
 	LuaState lua;
 	lua.Print.connect (&_lua_print);
-	lua.sandbox (true);
+	lua.sandbox (false);
 
 	lua_State* L = lua.getState();
 	LuaInstance::register_classes (L);