diff --git a/stand/common/interp_lua.c b/stand/common/interp_lua.c
index f63bad03b486..4953caa35c5e 100644
--- a/stand/common/interp_lua.c
+++ b/stand/common/interp_lua.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ interp_init(void)
                 errstr = errstr == NULL ? "unknown" : errstr;
                 printf("Startup error in %s:\nLUA ERROR: %s.\n", filename, errstr);
                 lua_pop(luap, 1);
+		setenv("autoboot_delay", "NO", 1);
 	}
 }