diff --git a/libraries/AP_Scripting/lua_scripts.cpp b/libraries/AP_Scripting/lua_scripts.cpp
index e58856a5f1..7ffda7766a 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Scripting/lua_scripts.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Scripting/lua_scripts.cpp
@@ -393,9 +393,15 @@ void lua_scripts::run(void) {
             const uint32_t runEnd = AP_HAL::micros();
             const int endMem = lua_gc(L, LUA_GCCOUNT, 0) * 1024 + lua_gc(L, LUA_GCCOUNTB, 0);
             if (_debug_level > 1) {
-                gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_DEBUG, "Lua: Time: %u Mem: %d", (unsigned int)(runEnd - loadEnd), (int)(endMem - startMem));
+                gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_DEBUG, "Lua: Time: %u Mem: %d + %d",
+                                                    (unsigned int)(runEnd - loadEnd),
+                                                    (int)endMem,
+                                                    (int)(endMem - startMem));
             }
 
+            // garbage collect after each script, this shouldn't matter, but seems to resolve a memory leak
+            lua_gc(L, LUA_GCCOLLECT, 0);
+
         } else {
             gcs().send_text(MAV_SEVERITY_DEBUG, "Lua: No scripts to run");
             hal.scheduler->delay(10000);