diff --git a/games/lua_game_loader.cpp b/games/lua_game_loader.cpp
index ee6126c..d76c206 100644
--- a/games/lua_game_loader.cpp
+++ b/games/lua_game_loader.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ extern "C" {
 // Structure to hold script path for factory closure
 struct LuaGameFactoryData {
     char script_path[256];
+    char name[64];
+    char description[128];
 };
 
 static std::vector<LuaGameFactoryData*> factory_data_list;
@@ -131,23 +133,22 @@ int LuaGameLoader::register_all_games(GameLauncher* launcher) {
         char script_path[256];
         snprintf(script_path, sizeof(script_path), "/games/%s", fno.fname);
         
-        // Parse metadata
-        char name[64];
-        char description[128];
-        parse_metadata(script_path, name, description);
-        
-        printf("LuaGameLoader: Found %s - '%s'\n", fno.fname, name);
-        
         // Create factory data (persistent for game lifetime)
         LuaGameFactoryData* data = new LuaGameFactoryData();
         strncpy(data->script_path, script_path, sizeof(data->script_path) - 1);
         data->script_path[sizeof(data->script_path) - 1] = '\0';
+        
+        // Parse metadata directly into persistent storage
+        parse_metadata(script_path, data->name, data->description);
+        
+        printf("LuaGameLoader: Found %s - '%s'\n", fno.fname, data->name);
+        
         factory_data_list.push_back(data);
         
         // Register with launcher - using lambda factory pattern
         launcher->register_game(
-            name,
-            description[0] ? description : "Lua Script",
+            data->name,
+            data->description[0] ? data->description : "Lua Script",
             [data](uint16_t width, uint16_t height, LowLevelRenderer* renderer, 
                    LowLevelGUI* gui, InputManager* input_manager) -> Game* {
                 return new LuaGame(data->script_path, width, height, renderer, gui, input_manager);