diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovySandbox.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovySandbox.java
index 7c4abe4aa..21f525bb5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovySandbox.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovySandbox.java
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ protected void runScript(Script script){
     }
 
     public <T> T runClosure(Closure<T> closure, Object... args) {
-        startRunning();
+        boolean wasRunning = isRunning();
+        if (!wasRunning) startRunning();
         T result = null;
         try {
             result = closure.call(args);
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ public <T> T runClosure(Closure<T> closure, Object... args) {
             GroovyScript.LOGGER.error("Caught an exception trying to run a closure:");
             e.printStackTrace();
         } finally {
-            stopRunning();
+            if (!wasRunning) stopRunning();
         }
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovyScriptSandbox.java b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovyScriptSandbox.java
index ac97f4abb..279c0e6b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovyScriptSandbox.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cleanroommc/groovyscript/sandbox/GroovyScriptSandbox.java
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ public void load() throws Exception {
     @ApiStatus.Internal
     @Override
     public <T> T runClosure(Closure<T> closure, Object... args) {
-        startRunning();
+        boolean wasRunning = isRunning();
+        if (!wasRunning) startRunning();
         T result = null;
         try {
             result = runClosureInternal(closure, args);
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ public <T> T runClosure(Closure<T> closure, Object... args) {
                 return new AtomicInteger();
             }).addAndGet(1);
         } finally {
-            stopRunning();
+            if (!wasRunning) stopRunning();
         }
         return result;
     }