diff --git a/server/server_logic.cpp b/server/server_logic.cpp
index 57f7d2a..d2ae3d5 100644
--- a/server/server_logic.cpp
+++ b/server/server_logic.cpp
@@ -80,17 +80,7 @@ void ServerApplication::Init(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 	std::cout << "Initialized lua" << std::endl;
 
 	//create the userdata metatable
-	lua_pushlightuserdata(luaState, nullptr); //userdata
-	lua_createtable(luaState, 1, 0); //table
-
-	//__index
-	lua_pushstring(luaState, "__index");
-	lua_pushcfunction(luaState, userdataIndex);
-	lua_settable(luaState, -3);
-
-	//set in the object
-	lua_setmetatable(luaState, -2); //set the metatable for userdata
-	lua_pop(luaState, 1); //pop the userdata
+	createUserdataMetatable(luaState);
 
 	std::cout << "\tCreated userdata metatable" << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/server/userdata.cpp b/server/userdata.cpp
index 9e0bcb9..69d2e52 100644
--- a/server/userdata.cpp
+++ b/server/userdata.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,30 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-int userdataIndex(lua_State* L) {
+static int index(lua_State* L) {
 	std::cout << "WARNING: userdataIndex called" << std::endl;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static luaL_Reg metatable[] = {
+	{"__index", index},
+	{nullptr, nullptr}
+};
+
+int createUserdataMetatable(lua_State* L) {
+	//create the userdata metatable
+	lua_pushlightuserdata(L, nullptr); //anon userdata
+	lua_createtable(L, 0, 0); //table
+
+	for (luaL_Reg* it = metatable; it->name; it++) {
+		lua_pushstring(L, it->name);
+		lua_pushcfunction(L, it->func);
+		lua_settable(L, -3);
+	}
+
+	//set in the object & pop the anon userdata
+	lua_setmetatable(L, -2); //set the metatable for userdata
+	lua_pop(L, 1); //pop the anon userdata
+
 	return 0;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/userdata.hpp b/server/userdata.hpp
index 98a6d87..b8c1622 100644
--- a/server/userdata.hpp
+++ b/server/userdata.hpp
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "lua.hpp"
 
-#define TORTUGA_USERDATA_NAME "userdata"
-
-int userdataIndex(lua_State* L);
+int createUserdataMetatable(lua_State* L);
 
 #endif