diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
index 0668997..8530a46 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ void Image::draw()
 
         rect.x = info.x;
         rect.y = info.y;
-        rect.h = info.width;
-        rect.w = info.height;
+        rect.w = info.width;
+        rect.h = info.height;
 
         SDL::renderCopy(texture_, (unsigned char)(info.alpha*255), NULL, &rect, info.rotate);
     }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaAnimate.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaAnimate.cpp
index 8eae58c..c0d56e6 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaAnimate.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaAnimate.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ Animation *LuaAnimate::create(lua_State *l)
 //todo: NEED MEMORY TYPE CHECKING LIKE OTHER LUA CLASSES
 int LuaAnimate::start(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Component *component  = (Component *)lua_tointeger(l, 1) ;
+    Component *component  = (Component *)lua_touserdata(l, 1) ;
+
+    Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "LuaAnimate", "Invalid component id");
+    if(!component) return 0;
+
     bool loop = (lua_toboolean(l, 2) != 0);
     //todo: make sure it is a component
     Animation *a = (Animation *)create(l);
@@ -72,9 +76,11 @@ int LuaAnimate::start(lua_State *l)
     if(a) {
         a->component = component;
         AnimationChain *chain = manager->start(a, loop, false);
-        lua_pushinteger(l, (int)chain);
+        lua_pushlightuserdata(l, chain);
+        return 1; 
     }
-    return 1; 
+
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int LuaAnimate::startChain(lua_State *l)
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ int LuaAnimate::startChain(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaAnimate::destroy(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Animation *a = (Animation *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Animation *a = (Animation *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     delete a;
 
     return 1;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.cpp
index b2d6bd5..177dcd9 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaCollection.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int LuaCollection::load(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaCollection::getSize(lua_State *l)
 {
-    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
 
     lua_pushinteger(l, (int)i->items.size());
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int LuaCollection::getSize(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaCollection::getName(lua_State *l)
 {
-    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
 
     lua_pushstring(l, i->name.c_str());
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int LuaCollection::getName(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaCollection::getItemAt(lua_State *l)
 {
-    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int index = (int)luaL_checkinteger(l, 2);
     Item *item = i->items.at(index);
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int LuaCollection::getItemAt(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaCollection::destroy(lua_State *l)
 {
-    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    CollectionInfo *i = (CollectionInfo *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     cib->destroyCollection(i);
     
     return 0; 
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.cpp
index 65001fe..f2a8231 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaEvent.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void LuaEvent::trigger(lua_State *l, std::string type)
 void LuaEvent::trigger(lua_State *l, std::string type, void *value)
 {
     lua_getglobal(l, type.c_str());
-    lua_pushinteger(l, (int)value);
+    lua_pushlightuserdata(l, value);
 
     lua_pcall(l, 1, 0, 0);
 }
@@ -34,12 +34,5 @@ bool LuaEvent::isBusy(lua_State *l, std::string type)
     }
 
     return retval;
-  // arguments
-	//lua_pushnumber(l, x);
-	//lua_pushnumber(l, y);
-	// call the function with 2 arguments, return 1 result
-	//lua_call(L, 2, 1);
-	//sum = (int)lua_tointeger(L, -1);
-	//lua_pop(L, 1);
 }
 
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaImage.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaImage.cpp
index c71819c..ecf1336 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaImage.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Lua/LuaImage.cpp
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ int LuaImage::create(lua_State *l)
 {
     Image *i = factory->createImage();
     
-    lua_pushinteger(l, (int)i);
+    lua_pushlightuserdata(l, i);
     
     return 1; 
 }
 
 int LuaImage::destroy(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     factory->deleteComponent(i);
     
     return 0; 
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ int LuaImage::destroy(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::loadFile(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     std::string file = luaL_checkstring(l, 2);
     
     bool result = i->load(file);
+    i->getOriginalDimensions(i->info.width, i->info.height);
     lua_pushboolean(l, result);
 
     return 1; 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ int LuaImage::loadFile(lua_State *l)
 int LuaImage::loadType(lua_State *l)
 {
     bool result = false;
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     CollectionInfo *ci = (CollectionInfo *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 2);
     std::string type = luaL_checkstring(l, 3);
     std::string name = luaL_checkstring(l, 4);
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ int LuaImage::loadType(lua_State *l)
     if(Utils::findMatchingFile(prefix, extensions, file))
     {
         result = i->load(file);
+        i->getOriginalDimensions(i->info.width, i->info.height);
     }
 
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ int LuaImage::loadType(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::isLoaded(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushboolean(l, i->isLoaded());
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ int LuaImage::isLoaded(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::unload(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     i->unload();
     
     return 0; 
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ int LuaImage::unload(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getOriginalWidth(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int w = 0;
     int h = 0;
 
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ int LuaImage::getOriginalWidth(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getOriginalHeight(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int w = 0;
     int h = 0;
 
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ int LuaImage::getOriginalHeight(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getOriginalDimensions(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int w = 0;
     int h = 0;
 
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ int LuaImage::getOriginalDimensions(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getX(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.x);
     
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ int LuaImage::getX(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getY(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.y);
     
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ int LuaImage::getY(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getPosition(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.x);
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.y);
@@ -165,7 +167,7 @@ int LuaImage::getPosition(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getWidth(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.width);
     
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ int LuaImage::getWidth(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getHeight(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.height);
     
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ int LuaImage::getHeight(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getDimensions(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.width);
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.height);
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ int LuaImage::getDimensions(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getRotate(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.rotate);
     
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ int LuaImage::getRotate(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getAlpha(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, i->info.alpha);
     
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ int LuaImage::getAlpha(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::getLayer(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     
     lua_pushnumber(l, !i->info.layer);
     
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ int LuaImage::getLayer(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setX(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int val = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     
     i->info.x = val;
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ int LuaImage::setX(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setY(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int val = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     
     i->info.y = val;
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ int LuaImage::setY(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setPosition(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int x = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     int y = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 3);
     
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ int LuaImage::setPosition(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setWidth(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int val = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     
     i->info.width = val;
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ int LuaImage::setWidth(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setHeight(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int val = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     
     i->info.height = val;
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ int LuaImage::setHeight(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setDimensions(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int w = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     int h = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 3);
     
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ int LuaImage::setDimensions(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setRotate(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     float val = (float)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     
     i->info.rotate = val;
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ int LuaImage::setRotate(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setAlpha(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     float val = (float)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     
     i->info.alpha = val;
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ int LuaImage::setAlpha(lua_State *l)
 
 int LuaImage::setLayer(lua_State *l)
 {
-    Image *i = (Image *)luaL_checkinteger(l, 1);
+    Image *i = (Image *)lua_touserdata(l, 1);
     int val = (int)luaL_checknumber(l, 2);
     
     i->info.layer = val;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
index ec5c019..a018196 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
@@ -147,8 +147,16 @@ void RetroFE::initializeLua()
 void RetroFE::reloadLuaScripts()
 {
     std::string path = config_.absolutePath + "/layouts/LUATest/Page.lua";
-    luaL_loadfile(lua_.state, path.c_str());
-    lua_pcall(lua_.state, 0, LUA_MULTRET, 0);
+
+    int status = luaL_loadfile(lua_.state, path.c_str());
+	 if (status) {
+         std::string errorMsg = std::string(lua_tostring(lua_.state, -1));
+         Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_ERROR, "LUA", "Error loading lua script: " + errorMsg);
+     }
+     else {
+        lua_pcall(lua_.state, 0, LUA_MULTRET, 0);
+    }
+
 
 }