diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 924cb03..470bd18 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ add_executable(couch core/couch.cpp)
 
 add_subdirectory(core)
 target_link_libraries(couch couchlib)
+target_link_libraries(couch couchlib_luascripting)
 
 add_subdirectory(scripting)
 if (LUA_ENABLED)
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index d71e9ba..83608b1 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ target_sources(couchlib PUBLIC
   Vertex.cpp
   World.h
   World.cpp
-  Scripting/Lua.h
-  Scripting/Lua.cpp
   Scripting/ScriptingLanguage.h
   Scripting/ScriptingLanguage.cpp
   Shaders/FlatShader.h
@@ -66,6 +64,14 @@ target_sources(couchlib PUBLIC
   Shaders/SkyboxShader.h
   Shaders/SkyboxShader.cpp)
 
+
+add_library(couchlib_luascripting SHARED)
+target_sources(couchlib_luascripting PUBLIC
+  Scripting/Lua.h
+  Scripting/Lua.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(couchlib_luascripting couchlua)
+
+
 target_include_directories(couchlib
   PUBLIC
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
@@ -78,13 +84,11 @@ target_include_directories(couchlib
   PUBLIC
   ${ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
-if(NOT WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries(couchlib glfw)
-endif()
+target_link_libraries(couchlib glfw)
 target_link_libraries(couchlib OpenGL::GL)
 target_link_libraries(couchlib GLEW::GLEW)
 if (LUA_ENABLED)
-  target_link_libraries(couchlib ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
+  target_link_libraries(couchlib_luascripting ${LUA_LIBRARIES})
 endif () 
 target_link_libraries(couchlib ${BULLET_LIBRARIES})
 target_link_libraries(couchlib ${ASSIMP_LIBRARY})
diff --git a/core/Material.cpp b/core/Material.cpp
index b90fdb1..ddef99a 100644
--- a/core/Material.cpp
+++ b/core/Material.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// NOTE: Do this here and only here, stbi will be defined where
+// this macro is included
+#define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
+
 #include "Material.h"
 
 #include <string>
diff --git a/core/couch.cpp b/core/couch.cpp
index a13b478..cd58989 100644
--- a/core/couch.cpp
+++ b/core/couch.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 
 #include "Scripting/Lua.h"
 
-// Thirdparty Includes
-#define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
-#include "stb_image.h"
-
 Window *window;
 
 const int width = 800;