diff --git a/plugins/experimental/ts_lua/ts_lua_util.c b/plugins/experimental/ts_lua/ts_lua_util.c
index 19e0bac93ae..b212f35c709 100644
--- a/plugins/experimental/ts_lua/ts_lua_util.c
+++ b/plugins/experimental/ts_lua/ts_lua_util.c
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ ts_lua_add_module(ts_lua_instance_conf *conf, ts_lua_main_ctx *arr, int n, int a
     lua_newtable(L);
     lua_replace(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX); /* L[GLOBAL] = EMPTY */
 
+    lua_gc(L, LUA_GCCOLLECT, 0);
+
     TSMutexUnlock(arr[i].mutexp);
   }
 
@@ -228,6 +230,8 @@ ts_lua_del_module(ts_lua_instance_conf *conf, ts_lua_main_ctx *arr, int n)
     lua_newtable(L);
     lua_replace(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX); /* L[GLOBAL] = EMPTY  */
 
+    lua_gc(L, LUA_GCCOLLECT, 0);
+
     TSMutexUnlock(arr[i].mutexp);
   }