diff --git a/Project-Aurora/Project-Aurora/Profiles/Application.cs b/Project-Aurora/Project-Aurora/Profiles/Application.cs
index 24dcc99cf..fa2903e06 100755
--- a/Project-Aurora/Project-Aurora/Profiles/Application.cs
+++ b/Project-Aurora/Project-Aurora/Profiles/Application.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class Application : ObjectSettings<ApplicationSettings>, IInit, ILightEve
         protected UserControl control;
         public virtual UserControl Control { get { return control ?? (control = (UserControl)Activator.CreateInstance(this.Config.OverviewControlType, this)); } }
 
-        internal Dictionary<string, IEffectScript> EffectScripts { get; set; }
+        internal Dictionary<string, Func<IEffectScript>> EffectScripts { get; set; }
         #endregion
 
         public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public Application(LightEventConfig config)
                     }
                 }
             };
-            EffectScripts = new Dictionary<string, IEffectScript>();
+            EffectScripts = new Dictionary<string, Func<IEffectScript>>();
             if (config.GameStateType != null)
                 ParameterLookup = new GameStateParameterLookup(config.GameStateType);
         }
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ private void Profile_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentModel.Proper
                 SaveProfile(sender as ApplicationProfile);
         }
 
-        public bool RegisterEffect(string key, IEffectScript obj)
+        public bool RegisterEffect(string key, Func<IEffectScript> obj)
         {
             if (Disposed)
                 return false;
@@ -494,10 +494,11 @@ protected void LoadScripts(string profiles_path, bool force = false)
                                     Type typ = ((IronPython.Runtime.Types.PythonType)v.Value).__clrtype__();
                                     if (!typ.IsInterface && typeof(IEffectScript).IsAssignableFrom(typ))
                                     {
-                                        IEffectScript obj = Global.PythonEngine.Operations.CreateInstance(v.Value) as IEffectScript;
-                                        if (obj != null)
+                                        Func<IEffectScript> scriptCreator = () => Global.PythonEngine.Operations.CreateInstance(v.Value) as IEffectScript;
+                                        var scriptSpecimen = scriptCreator.Invoke();
+                                        if (scriptSpecimen != null)
                                         {
-                                            if (!(obj.ID != null && this.RegisterEffect(obj.ID, obj)))
+                                            if (!(scriptSpecimen.ID != null && this.RegisterEffect(scriptSpecimen.ID, scriptCreator)))
                                                 Global.logger.Warn($"Script \"{script}\" must have a unique string ID variable for the effect {v.Key}");
                                             else
                                                 anyLoaded = true;
@@ -517,8 +518,9 @@ protected void LoadScripts(string profiles_path, bool force = false)
                             {
                                 if (effectType.IsAssignableFrom(typ))
                                 {
-                                    IEffectScript obj = (IEffectScript)Activator.CreateInstance(typ);
-                                    if (!(obj.ID != null && this.RegisterEffect(obj.ID, obj)))
+                                    Func<IEffectScript> scriptCreator = () => (IEffectScript) Activator.CreateInstance(typ);
+                                    var scriptSpecimen = scriptCreator.Invoke();
+                                    if (!(scriptSpecimen.ID != null && this.RegisterEffect(scriptSpecimen.ID, scriptCreator)))
                                         Global.logger.Warn(string.Format("Script \"{0}\" must have a unique string ID variable for the effect {1}", script, typ.FullName));
                                     else
                                         anyLoaded = true;
diff --git a/Project-Aurora/Project-Aurora/Settings/Layers/ScriptLayerHandler.cs b/Project-Aurora/Project-Aurora/Settings/Layers/ScriptLayerHandler.cs
index 9ce0b8218..6f915d4d9 100755
--- a/Project-Aurora/Project-Aurora/Settings/Layers/ScriptLayerHandler.cs
+++ b/Project-Aurora/Project-Aurora/Settings/Layers/ScriptLayerHandler.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using Aurora.Settings.Overrides;
+using Aurora.Utils;
 
 namespace Aurora.Settings.Layers
 {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public class ScriptLayerHandlerProperties : LayerHandlerProperties<ScriptLayerHa
         [JsonIgnore]
         public string Script { get { return Logic._Script ?? _Script ?? String.Empty; } }
 
+
         /*public ScriptSettings _ScriptSettings { get; set; } = null;
 
         [JsonIgnore]
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ public class ScriptLayerHandler : LayerHandler<ScriptLayerHandlerProperties>, IN
     {
         internal Application profileManager;
 
+        public IEffectScript ScriptInstance { get; set; }
+
         public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
 
         [JsonIgnore]
@@ -60,8 +64,7 @@ public override EffectLayer Render(IGameState gamestate)
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    IEffectScript script = this.profileManager.EffectScripts[this.Properties.Script];
-                    object script_layers = script.UpdateLights(Properties.ScriptProperties, gamestate);
+                    object script_layers = ScriptInstance.UpdateLights(Properties.ScriptProperties, gamestate);
                     if (script_layers is EffectLayer)
                         layer = (EffectLayer)script_layers;
                     else if (script_layers is EffectLayer[])
@@ -87,19 +90,22 @@ public override EffectLayer Render(IGameState gamestate)
 
         public VariableRegistry GetScriptPropertyRegistry()
         {
-            if (IsScriptValid)
-            {
-                return (VariableRegistry)profileManager.EffectScripts[this.Properties._Script].Properties.Clone();
+            if (IsScriptValid) {
+                var tempScriptInstance = profileManager.EffectScripts[this.Properties._Script].Invoke();
+                return (VariableRegistry) tempScriptInstance.Properties.Clone();
             }
 
             return null;
         }
 
-        public void OnScriptChanged()
-        {
+        public void OnScriptChanged() {
             VariableRegistry varRegistry = GetScriptPropertyRegistry();
-            if (varRegistry != null)
+            if (varRegistry != null) {
                 Properties.ScriptProperties.Combine(varRegistry, true);
+                
+                // Create a new instance of the script and save it
+                ScriptInstance ??= profileManager.EffectScripts[this.Properties._Script].Invoke();
+            }
         }
 
         [JsonIgnore]