diff --git a/splash/kernel/errors.py b/splash/kernel/errors.py
index 35a26d7c4..e4b4aa5be 100644
--- a/splash/kernel/errors.py
+++ b/splash/kernel/errors.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import sys
+orig_dlflags = sys.getdlopenflags()
+sys.setdlopenflags(258)
 import lupa
+sys.setdlopenflags(orig_dlflags)
 
 from splash.errors import ScriptError
 from splash.lua import parse_error_message
diff --git a/splash/kernel/kernel.py b/splash/kernel/kernel.py
index 635528f4a..c2d6c1726 100644
--- a/splash/kernel/kernel.py
+++ b/splash/kernel/kernel.py
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+import sys
+orig_dlflags = sys.getdlopenflags()
+sys.setdlopenflags(258)
 import lupa
+sys.setdlopenflags(orig_dlflags)
+
 from ipykernel.kernelapp import IPKernelApp
 from ipykernel.eventloops import loop_qt5
 from jupyter_client.kernelspec import install_kernel_spec