diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22a202f..d3bbcdc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ Only a single milestone can be specified. If the milestone does not exist, it wi
 - Kotlin
 - Less
 - Liquid
+- Lua
 - Makefile
 - Markdown
 - Nix
@@ -235,9 +236,13 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
       - name: Commit and Push Changes
         run: |
-          git add .
-          git commit -m "Automatically added GitHub issue links to TODOs"
-          git push origin main
+          git add -A
+          if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
+            git commit -m "Automatically added GitHub issue links to TODOs"
+            git push origin main
+          else
+            echo "No changes to commit"
+          fi
 ```
 
 You will probably also want to use the setting `CLOSE_ISSUES: "true"`, to allow issues to be closed when a TODO is
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 5e08701..a9155eb 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -662,9 +662,6 @@ class TodoParser(object):
         if value.lower() in attributes:
             for syntax_details in self.syntax_dict:
                 if syntax_details['language'] == language_name:
-                    # TODO: this is a hotfix to make it temporarily work for solidity. Currently using it in my own project. happy to implement a proper solution if possible
-                    if language_name == "Solidity":
-                        return syntax_details['markers'], "solidity"
                     return syntax_details['markers'], self.languages_dict[language_name]['ace_mode']
         return None, None
 
diff --git a/syntax.json b/syntax.json
index a870372..a4a7f95 100644
--- a/syntax.json
+++ b/syntax.json
@@ -838,6 +838,22 @@
       }
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "language": "Lua",
+    "markers": [
+      {
+        "type": "line",
+        "pattern": "--"
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "block",
+        "pattern": {
+          "start": "--\\[\\[",
+          "end": "--\\]\\]"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
   {
     "language": "Solidity",
     "markers": [
diff --git a/tests/test_closed.diff b/tests/test_closed.diff
index cfa5f79..e1104a1 100644
--- a/tests/test_closed.diff
+++ b/tests/test_closed.diff
@@ -483,6 +483,23 @@ index 525e25d..ba4e68d 100644
 -TODO: Create an issue for TODO
 --}
 -sum a b = a + b
+diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..0ce9b1a
+--- a/init.lua
++++ b/init.lua
+@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- TODO: Fix this
+---   In the future, make a way to build these and just start the base
+---   out with a large supply of each
+---   labels: redesign
+-local a = 1
+-
+---[[
+-  TODO: Fix this todo
+-  labels: urgent
+---]]
+-local b = 2
 diff --git a/tests/Counter.sol b/tests/Counter.sol
 new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..d340f6a
diff --git a/tests/test_new.diff b/tests/test_new.diff
index 4a8e1d7..d50bd0a 100644
--- a/tests/test_new.diff
+++ b/tests/test_new.diff
@@ -539,6 +539,23 @@ index 0000000..0ce9b1a
 +TODO: Create an issue for TODO
 +-}
 +sum a b = a + b
+diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..0ce9b1a
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/init.lua
+@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
++-- TODO: Fix this
++--   In the future, make a way to build these and just start the base
++--   out with a large supply of each
++--   labels: redesign
++local a = 1
++
++--[[
++  TODO: Fix this todo
++  labels: urgent
++--]]
++local b = 2
 diff --git a/tests/Counter.sol b/tests/Counter.sol
 new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..d340f6a
diff --git a/tests/test_todo_parser.py b/tests/test_todo_parser.py
index f6576ff..388e4be 100644
--- a/tests/test_todo_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_todo_parser.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class NewIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'handlebars'), 2)
 
     def test_org_issues(self):
-        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'text'), 8)
+        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'text'), 12)
 
     def test_scss_issues(self):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'scss'), 2)
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ class NewIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_liquid_issues(self):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'liquid'), 3)
 
-    def test_solidity_issues(self):
-        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'solidity'), 4)
+    def test_lua_issues(self):
+        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'lua'), 2)
 
-class ClosedIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
+class ClosedIssueTest(unittest.TestCase):
     # Check for removed TODOs across the files specified.
     def setUp(self):
         diff_file = open('tests/test_closed.diff', 'r')
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class ClosedIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'handlebars'), 2)
 
     def test_org_issues(self):
-        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'text'), 8)
+        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'text'), 12)
 
     def test_scss_issues(self):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'scss'), 2)
@@ -190,9 +190,8 @@ class ClosedIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_liquid_issues(self):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'liquid'), 3)
 
-    def test_solidity_issues(self):
-        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'solidity'), 4)
-
+    def test_lua_issues(self):
+        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'lua'), 2)
 
 class IgnorePatternTests(unittest.TestCase):