--- a/src/lua_objs.c	Thu Apr 02 02:56:31 2009 +0300
+++ b/src/lua_objs.c	Thu Apr 02 02:59:52 2009 +0300
@@ -510,6 +510,21 @@
     char *path;
 };
 
+static int lua_modules__gc (lua_State *L)
+{
+    struct lua_modules *lua_modules = lua_obj_get_obj(L, __func__, "spbot.modules");
+    
+    // remove the modules path if it was set by us
+    if (lua_modules->path && modules_path(lua_modules->modules, NULL) == lua_modules->path)
+        modules_path(lua_modules->modules, "");
+
+    // release any strdup'd path
+    free(lua_modules->path);
+
+    // ok
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int lua_modules_path (lua_State *L)
 {
     struct lua_modules *lua_modules = lua_obj_get_obj(L, __func__, "spbot.modules");
@@ -577,6 +592,7 @@
 }
 
 static const struct luaL_Reg lua_modules_methods[] = {
+    {   "__gc",         &lua_modules__gc            },
     {   "path",         &lua_modules_path           },
     {   "load",         &lua_modules_load           },
     {   "module",       &lua_modules_module         },