diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 6586894..aa7261c 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use crate::State;
+use crate::{
+    State,
+    scripting::{eval, exec, reload},
+};
 use azalea::{
     GameProfileComponent, brigadier::prelude::*, chat::ChatPacket, entity::metadata::Player,
     prelude::*,
@@ -37,42 +40,16 @@ impl CommandSource {
 pub fn register(commands: &mut CommandDispatcher<Mutex<CommandSource>>) {
     commands.register(literal("reload").executes(|ctx: &Ctx| {
         let source = ctx.source.lock();
-        let lua = source.state.lua.lock();
-        let config_path = match lua.globals().get::<String>("config_path") {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(error) => {
-                source.reply(&format!(
-                    "failed to get config_path from lua globals: {error:?}"
-                ));
-                return 0;
-            }
-        };
-        if let Err(error) = match &std::fs::read_to_string(&config_path) {
-            Ok(string) => lua.load(string).exec(),
-            Err(error) => {
-                source.reply(&format!("failed to read {config_path:?}: {error:?}"));
-                return 0;
-            }
-        } {
-            source.reply(&format!(
-                "failed to execute configuration as lua code: {error:?}"
-            ));
-            return 0;
-        }
+        source.reply(&format!("{:?}", reload(&source.state.lua.lock())));
         1
     }));
 
     commands.register(
-        literal("eval").then(argument("expr", string()).executes(|ctx: &Ctx| {
+        literal("eval").then(argument("code", string()).executes(|ctx: &Ctx| {
             let source = ctx.source.lock();
             source.reply(&format!(
                 "{:?}",
-                source
-                    .state
-                    .lua
-                    .lock()
-                    .load(get_string(ctx, "expr").unwrap())
-                    .eval::<String>()
+                eval(&source.state.lua.lock(), &get_string(ctx, "code").unwrap())
             ));
             1
         })),
@@ -83,12 +60,7 @@ pub fn register(commands: &mut CommandDispatcher<Mutex<CommandSource>>) {
             let source = ctx.source.lock();
             source.reply(&format!(
                 "{:?}",
-                source
-                    .state
-                    .lua
-                    .lock()
-                    .load(get_string(ctx, "code").unwrap())
-                    .exec()
+                exec(&source.state.lua.lock(), &get_string(ctx, "code").unwrap())
             ));
             1
         })),
diff --git a/src/http.rs b/src/http.rs
index f795846..d774014 100644
--- a/src/http.rs
+++ b/src/http.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-use crate::State;
+use crate::{
+    State,
+    scripting::{eval, exec, reload},
+};
 use http_body_util::{BodyExt, Empty, Full, combinators::BoxBody};
 use hyper::{Method, Request, Response, StatusCode, body::Bytes};
 
@@ -9,57 +12,32 @@ pub async fn handle(
     let path = request.uri().path().to_owned();
 
     match (request.method(), path.as_str()) {
-        (&Method::POST, "/reload") => {
-            let lua = state.lua.lock();
-            let config_path = match lua.globals().get::<String>("config_path") {
-                Ok(path) => path,
-                Err(error) => {
-                    return Ok(status_code_response(
-                        StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                        Some(full(format!(
-                            "failed to get config_path from lua globals: {error:?}"
-                        ))),
-                    ));
-                }
-            };
-            if let Err(error) = match &std::fs::read_to_string(&config_path) {
-                Ok(string) => lua.load(string).exec(),
-                Err(error) => {
-                    return Ok(status_code_response(
-                        StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                        Some(full(format!("failed to read {config_path:?}: {error:?}"))),
-                    ));
-                }
-            } {
-                return Ok(status_code_response(
-                    StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                    Some(full(format!(
-                        "failed to execute configuration as lua code: {error:?}"
-                    ))),
-                ));
-            }
-
-            Ok(Response::new(empty()))
-        }
+        (&Method::POST, "/reload") => Ok(match reload(&state.lua.lock()) {
+            Ok(()) => Response::new(empty()),
+            Err(error) => status_code_response(
+                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                Some(full(format!("{error:?}"))),
+            ),
+        }),
 
         (&Method::POST, "/eval" | "/exec") => {
             let bytes = request.into_body().collect().await?.to_bytes();
-            let code = match std::str::from_utf8(&bytes) {
-                Ok(code) => code,
+            Ok(match std::str::from_utf8(&bytes) {
+                Ok(code) => {
+                    let lua = state.lua.lock();
+                    Response::new(full(match path.as_str() {
+                        "/eval" => format!("{:?}", eval(&lua, code)),
+                        "/exec" => format!("{:?}", exec(&lua, code)),
+                        _ => unreachable!(),
+                    }))
+                }
                 Err(error) => {
                     return Ok(status_code_response(
                         StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
                         Some(full(format!("invalid utf-8 data received: {error:?}"))),
                     ));
                 }
-            };
-            let chunk = state.lua.lock().load(code);
-
-            Ok(Response::new(full(match path.as_str() {
-                "/eval" => format!("{:?}", chunk.eval::<String>()),
-                "/exec" => format!("{:?}", chunk.exec()),
-                _ => unreachable!(),
-            })))
+            })
         }
 
         (&Method::GET, "/ping") => Ok(Response::new(full("pong!"))),
diff --git a/src/scripting/mod.rs b/src/scripting/mod.rs
index 70cc1ba..498a20e 100644
--- a/src/scripting/mod.rs
+++ b/src/scripting/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,36 @@
 pub mod client;
 pub mod logging;
 pub mod position;
+
+use mlua::Lua;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub enum Error {
+    MissingGlobal(mlua::Error),
+    ReadFile(std::io::Error),
+    LoadChunk(mlua::Error),
+    EvalChunk(mlua::Error),
+    ExecChunk(mlua::Error),
+}
+
+pub fn reload(lua: &Lua) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    lua.load(
+        &std::fs::read_to_string(
+            lua.globals()
+                .get::<String>("config_path")
+                .map_err(Error::MissingGlobal)?,
+        )
+        .map_err(Error::ReadFile)?,
+    )
+    .exec()
+    .map_err(Error::LoadChunk)
+}
+
+pub fn eval(lua: &Lua, code: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
+    lua.load(code).eval::<String>().map_err(Error::EvalChunk)
+}
+
+pub fn exec(lua: &Lua, code: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    lua.load(code).exec().map_err(Error::ExecChunk)
+}