diff --git a/code/datums/weakrefs.dm b/code/datums/weakrefs.dm
index 9fb7f3b7cdd..27bd5d94330 100644
--- a/code/datums/weakrefs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/weakrefs.dm
@@ -76,6 +76,23 @@
 	var/datum/D = locate(reference)
 	return (!QDELETED(D) && D.weak_reference == src) ? D : null
 
+/**
+ * SERIOUSLY READ THE AUTODOC COMMENT FOR THIS PROC BEFORE EVEN THINKING ABOUT USING IT
+ *
+ * Like resolve, but doesn't care if the datum is being qdeleted but hasn't been deleted yet.
+ *
+ * The return value of this proc leaves hanging references if the datum is being qdeleted but hasn't been deleted yet.
+ *
+ * Do not do anything that would create a lasting reference to the return value, such as giving it a tag, putting it on the map,
+ * adding it to an atom's contents or vis_contents, giving it a key (if it's a mob), attaching it to an atom (if it's an image),
+ * or assigning it to a datum or list referenced somewhere other than a temporary value.
+ *
+ * Unless you're resolving a weakref to a datum in a COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETING signal handler registered on that very same datum,
+ * just use resolve instead.
+ */
+/datum/weakref/proc/hard_resolve()
+	var/datum/D = locate(reference)
+	return (D?.weak_reference == src) ? D : null
 
 /datum/weakref/vv_get_dropdown()
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/lua/lua_state.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/lua/lua_state.dm
index d7151e226ca..a647a4ae587 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/lua/lua_state.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/lua/lua_state.dm
@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(lua_usr)
 
 /datum/lua_state/proc/call_function(function, ...)
 	var/call_args = length(args) > 1 ? args.Copy(2) : list()
+	if(islist(function))
+		var/list/new_function_path = list()
+		for(var/path_element in function)
+			if(isweakref(path_element))
+				var/datum/weakref/weak_ref = path_element
+				var/resolved = weak_ref.hard_resolve()
+				if(!resolved)
+					return list("status" = "errored", "param" = "Weakref in function path ([weak_ref] \ref[weak_ref]) resolved to null.", "name" = jointext(function, "."))
+				new_function_path += resolved
+			else
+				new_function_path += path_element
+		function = new_function_path
 	var/msg = "[key_name(usr)] called the lua function \"[function]\" with arguments: [english_list(call_args)]"
 	log_lua(msg)
 
@@ -99,7 +111,7 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(lua_usr)
 	GLOB.lua_usr = tmp_usr
 
 	if(isnull(result))
-		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = "__lua_call returned null (it may have runtimed - check the runtime logs)", "name" = "input")
+		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = "__lua_call returned null (it may have runtimed - check the runtime logs)", "name" = islist(function) ? jointext(function, ".") : function)
 	if(istext(result))
 		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = result, "name" = islist(function) ? jointext(function, ".") : function)
 	check_if_slept(result)
@@ -118,7 +130,7 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(lua_usr)
 	GLOB.IsLuaCall = FALSE
 
 	if(isnull(result))
-		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = "__lua_awaken returned null (it may have runtimed - check the runtime logs)", "name" = "input")
+		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = "__lua_awaken returned null (it may have runtimed - check the runtime logs)", "name" = "An attempted awaken")
 	if(istext(result))
 		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = result, "name" = "An attempted awaken")
 	check_if_slept(result)
@@ -135,7 +147,7 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(lua_usr)
 	GLOB.IsLuaCall = FALSE
 
 	if(isnull(result))
-		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = "__lua_resume returned null (it may have runtimed - check the runtime logs)", "name" = "input")
+		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = "__lua_resume returned null (it may have runtimed - check the runtime logs)", "name" = "An attempted resume")
 	if(istext(result))
 		result = list("status" = "errored", "param" = result, "name" = "An attempted resume")
 	check_if_slept(result)
diff --git a/lua/SS13.lua b/lua/SS13.lua
index 3eef19407e9..d9c208edfeb 100644
--- a/lua/SS13.lua
+++ b/lua/SS13.lua
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ function SS13.register_signal(datum, signal, func, make_easy_clear_function)
 	end
 	local callback = SS13.new("/datum/callback", SS13.state, "call_function_return_first")
 	callback:call_proc("RegisterSignal", datum, signal, "Invoke")
-	local path = { "SS13", "signal_handlers", datum, signal, callback, "func" }
+	local path = { "SS13", "signal_handlers", dm.global_proc("WEAKREF", datum), signal, dm.global_proc("WEAKREF", callback), "func" }
 	callback.vars.arguments = { path }
 	if not SS13.signal_handlers[datum]["_cleanup"] then
-		local cleanup_path = { "SS13", "signal_handlers", datum, "_cleanup", "func" }
+		local cleanup_path = { "SS13", "signal_handlers", dm.global_proc("WEAKREF", datum), "_cleanup", "func" }
 		local cleanup_callback = SS13.new("/datum/callback", SS13.state, "call_function_return_first", cleanup_path)
 		cleanup_callback:call_proc("RegisterSignal", datum, "parent_qdeleting", "Invoke")
 		SS13.signal_handlers[datum]["_cleanup"] = {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ function SS13.set_timeout(time, func, timer)
 		dm.global_proc("qdel", callback)
 		func()
 	end
-	local path = { "SS13", "timeouts", callback }
+	local path = { "SS13", "timeouts", dm.global_proc("WEAKREF", callback) }
 	callback.vars.arguments = { path }
 end