diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
index fde7a63dbb..c0146234f5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.cpp
@@ -44,16 +44,16 @@ namespace MWLua
 {
     namespace
     {
-        struct AllowSaving
+        struct BoolScopeGuard
         {
-            bool& mAllowSaving;
-            AllowSaving(bool& allowSaving)
-                : mAllowSaving(allowSaving)
+            bool& mValue;
+            BoolScopeGuard(bool& value)
+                : mValue(value)
             {
-                mAllowSaving = true;
+                mValue = true;
             }
 
-            ~AllowSaving() { mAllowSaving = false; }
+            ~BoolScopeGuard() { mValue = false; }
         };
     }
 
@@ -278,32 +278,33 @@ namespace MWLua
             // can teleport the player to the starting location before the first frame is rendered.
             mGlobalScripts.newGameStarted();
         }
-        AllowSaving savingGuard(mAllowSaving);
+        BoolScopeGuard updateGuard(mRunningSynchronizedUpdates);
 
-        // We apply input events in `synchronizedUpdate` rather than in `update` in order to reduce input latency.
-        mProcessingInputEvents = true;
+        MWBase::WindowManager* windowManager = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager();
         PlayerScripts* playerScripts
             = mPlayer.isEmpty() ? nullptr : dynamic_cast<PlayerScripts*>(mPlayer.getRefData().getLuaScripts());
-        MWBase::WindowManager* windowManager = MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager();
-
-        for (const auto& event : mMenuInputEvents)
-            mMenuScripts.processInputEvent(event);
-        mMenuInputEvents.clear();
-        if (playerScripts && !windowManager->containsMode(MWGui::GM_MainMenu))
+        // We apply input events in `synchronizedUpdate` rather than in `update` in order to reduce input latency.
         {
-            for (const auto& event : mInputEvents)
-                playerScripts->processInputEvent(event);
+            BoolScopeGuard processingGuard(mProcessingInputEvents);
+
+            for (const auto& event : mMenuInputEvents)
+                mMenuScripts.processInputEvent(event);
+            mMenuInputEvents.clear();
+            if (playerScripts && !windowManager->containsMode(MWGui::GM_MainMenu))
+            {
+                for (const auto& event : mInputEvents)
+                    playerScripts->processInputEvent(event);
+            }
+            mInputEvents.clear();
+            mLuaEvents.callMenuEventHandlers();
+            double frameDuration = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getTimeManager()->isPaused()
+                ? 0.0
+                : MWBase::Environment::get().getFrameDuration();
+            mInputActions.update(frameDuration);
+            mMenuScripts.onFrame(frameDuration);
+            if (playerScripts)
+                playerScripts->onFrame(frameDuration);
         }
-        mInputEvents.clear();
-        mLuaEvents.callMenuEventHandlers();
-        double frameDuration = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getTimeManager()->isPaused()
-            ? 0.0
-            : MWBase::Environment::get().getFrameDuration();
-        mInputActions.update(frameDuration);
-        mMenuScripts.onFrame(frameDuration);
-        if (playerScripts)
-            playerScripts->onFrame(frameDuration);
-        mProcessingInputEvents = false;
 
         for (const auto& [message, mode] : mUIMessages)
             windowManager->messageBox(message, mode);
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ namespace MWLua
 
     void LuaManager::applyDelayedActions()
     {
-        mApplyingDelayedActions = true;
+        BoolScopeGuard applyingGuard(mApplyingDelayedActions);
         for (DelayedAction& action : mActionQueue)
             action.apply();
         mActionQueue.clear();
@@ -339,7 +340,6 @@ namespace MWLua
         if (mTeleportPlayerAction)
             mTeleportPlayerAction->apply();
         mTeleportPlayerAction.reset();
-        mApplyingDelayedActions = false;
     }
 
     void LuaManager::clear()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
index fee5260945..80c3163c80 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/luamanagerimp.hpp
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         void sendLocalEvent(
             const MWWorld::Ptr& target, const std::string& name, const std::optional<sol::table>& data = std::nullopt);
 
-        bool isSynchronizedUpdateRunning() const { return mAllowSaving; }
+        bool isSynchronizedUpdateRunning() const { return mRunningSynchronizedUpdates; }
 
     private:
         void initConfiguration();
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace MWLua
         bool mApplyingDelayedActions = false;
         bool mNewGameStarted = false;
         bool mReloadAllScriptsRequested = false;
-        bool mAllowSaving = false;
+        bool mRunningSynchronizedUpdates = false;
         LuaUtil::ScriptsConfiguration mConfiguration;
         LuaUtil::LuaState mLua;
         LuaUi::ResourceManager mUiResourceManager;