diff --git a/packages/lua/5.4.2/build.sh b/packages/lua/5.4.2/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8b02f7d..0000000
--- a/packages/lua/5.4.2/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Put instructions to build your package in here
-curl -R -O -L http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.4.2.tar.gz
-tar zxf lua-5.4.2.tar.gz
-rm lua-5.4.2.tar.gz
-
-cd lua-5.4.2
-# Building Lua
-make linux
-# To check that Lua has been built correctly
-make test
-# Installing Lua
-make linux install
diff --git a/packages/lua/5.4.2/environment b/packages/lua/5.4.2/environment
deleted file mode 100644
index 936b3b6..0000000
--- a/packages/lua/5.4.2/environment
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Put 'export' statements here for environment variables
-export PATH="$PWD/lua-5.4.2/src:$PATH"
diff --git a/packages/lua/5.4.2/metadata.json b/packages/lua/5.4.2/metadata.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f0396db..0000000
--- a/packages/lua/5.4.2/metadata.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "language": "lua",
-    "version": "5.4.2",
-    "aliases": ["lua"]
-}
diff --git a/packages/lua/5.4.2/run b/packages/lua/5.4.2/run
deleted file mode 100644
index d23038b..0000000
--- a/packages/lua/5.4.2/run
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Put instructions to run the runtime
-lua "$@"
diff --git a/packages/lua/5.4.2/test.lua b/packages/lua/5.4.2/test.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f2688f..0000000
--- a/packages/lua/5.4.2/test.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-print("OK")
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diff --git a/runtimes/default.nix b/runtimes/default.nix
index d25201b..2d3453a 100644
--- a/runtimes/default.nix
+++ b/runtimes/default.nix
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ args: {
     "nasm" = import ./nasm.nix args;
     "nasm-nasm64" = import ./nasm-nasm64.nix args;
     "mono-csharp" = import ./mono-csharp.nix args;
+    "lua" = import ./lua.nix args;
 }
diff --git a/runtimes/lua.nix b/runtimes/lua.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96c1025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtimes/lua.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{pkgs, piston, ...}:
+let
+    pkg = pkgs.lua5_4; # latest lua as of now
+in piston.mkRuntime {
+    language = "lua";
+    version = pkg.version;
+    aliases = [];
+
+    run = ''
+        ${pkg}/bin/lua "$@"
+    '';
+
+    tests = [
+        (piston.mkTest {
+            files = {
+                "test.lua" = ''
+                    print("OK")
+                '';
+            };
+            args = [];
+            stdin = "";
+            packages = [];
+            main = "test.lua";
+        })
+    ];
+}
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