diff --git a/system/functions.php b/system/functions.php
index 769cf61f7d..65a777c9ec 100644
--- a/system/functions.php
+++ b/system/functions.php
@@ -931,6 +931,12 @@ function load_config_lua($filename)
 	if(count($lines) > 0) {
 		foreach($lines as $ln => $line)
 		{
+			$line = trim($line);
+			if(@$line[0] === '{' || @$line[0] === '}') {
+				// arrays are not supported yet
+				// just ignore the error
+				continue;
+			}
 			$tmp_exp = explode('=', $line, 2);
 			if(strpos($line, 'dofile') !== false)
 			{
@@ -957,9 +963,10 @@ function load_config_lua($filename)
 						$result[$key] = (string) substr(substr($value, 1), 0, -1);
 					elseif(in_array($value, array('true', 'false')))
 						$result[$key] = ($value === 'true') ? true : false;
-					elseif(@$value[0] === '{' && @$value[strlen($value) - 1] === '}') {
+					elseif(@$value[0] === '{') {
 						// arrays are not supported yet
 						// just ignore the error
+						continue;
 					}
 					else
 					{