diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 325b7842..7ac16293 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -564,10 +564,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         string_array_append(&searchpath, entry);
     }
 
-    /* init lua */
-    luaA_init(&xdg, &searchpath);
-    string_array_wipe(&searchpath);
-
     if (run_test)
     {
         bool success = true;
@@ -704,10 +700,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* init atom cache */
     atoms_init(globalconf.connection);
 
-    /* init screens information */
-    screen_scan();
-
-    /* do this only for real screen */
     ewmh_init();
     systray_init();
 
@@ -758,6 +750,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* get the current wallpaper, from now on we are informed when it changes */
     root_update_wallpaper();
 
+    /* init lua */
+    luaA_init(&xdg, &searchpath);
+    string_array_wipe(&searchpath);
+
+    ewmh_init_lua();
+
+    /* init screens information */
+    screen_scan();
+
     /* Parse and run configuration file */
     if (!luaA_parserc(&xdg, confpath))
         fatal("couldn't find any rc file");
diff --git a/ewmh.c b/ewmh.c
index f14f32e9..ca862a1e 100644
--- a/ewmh.c
+++ b/ewmh.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ ewmh_client_update_frame_extents(lua_State *L)
 void
 ewmh_init(void)
 {
-    lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
     xcb_window_t father;
     xcb_screen_t *xscreen = globalconf.screen;
     xcb_atom_t atom[] =
@@ -206,7 +205,12 @@ ewmh_init(void)
     i = getpid();
     xcb_change_property(globalconf.connection, XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE,
                         father, _NET_WM_PID, XCB_ATOM_CARDINAL, 32, 1, &i);
+}
 
+void
+ewmh_init_lua(void)
+{
+    lua_State *L = globalconf_get_lua_State();
 
     luaA_class_connect_signal(L, &client_class, "focus", ewmh_update_net_active_window);
     luaA_class_connect_signal(L, &client_class, "unfocus", ewmh_update_net_active_window);
diff --git a/ewmh.h b/ewmh.h
index ad11d207..67e3f3ae 100644
--- a/ewmh.h
+++ b/ewmh.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 typedef struct client_t client_t;
 
 void ewmh_init(void);
+void ewmh_init_lua(void);
 void ewmh_update_net_numbers_of_desktop(void);
 int ewmh_update_net_current_desktop(lua_State *);
 void ewmh_update_net_desktop_names(void);