diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bd66eb2c48..1c84e06c86 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ message(STATUS "Configuring OpenMW...")
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_MINOR 49)
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_RELEASE 0)
-set(OPENMW_LUA_API_REVISION 72)
+set(OPENMW_LUA_API_REVISION 73)
 set(OPENMW_POSTPROCESSING_API_REVISION 2)
 
 set(OPENMW_VERSION_COMMITHASH "")
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
index 7a3e9ff23a..4bdfb0d13a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/localscripts.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace MWLua
             = [](SelfObject& self) { return "openmw.self[" + self.toString() + "]"; };
         selfAPI["object"] = sol::readonly_property([](SelfObject& self) -> LObject { return LObject(self); });
         selfAPI["controls"] = sol::readonly_property([](SelfObject& self) { return &self.mControls; });
-        selfAPI["isActive"] = [](SelfObject& self) { return &self.mIsActive; };
+        selfAPI["isActive"] = [](SelfObject& self) -> bool { return self.mIsActive; };
         selfAPI["enableAI"] = [](SelfObject& self, bool v) { self.mControls.mDisableAI = !v; };
         selfAPI["ATTACK_TYPE"]
             = LuaUtil::makeStrictReadOnly(LuaUtil::tableFromPairs<std::string_view, MWMechanics::AttackType>(lua,