diff --git a/firmware/controllers/lua/lua.cpp b/firmware/controllers/lua/lua.cpp
index 2c28a6ee18..0170ded3f5 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/lua/lua.cpp
+++ b/firmware/controllers/lua/lua.cpp
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ static int lua_setTickRate(lua_State* l) {
 
 static void loadLibraries(LuaHandle& ls) {
 	constexpr luaL_Reg libs[] = {
-		// TODO: do we even need the base lib?
-		//{ LUA_GNAME, luaopen_base },
+		{ LUA_GNAME, luaopen_base },
 		{ LUA_MATHLIBNAME, luaopen_math },
 	};
 
diff --git a/unit_tests/tests/lua/test_lua_basic.cpp b/unit_tests/tests/lua/test_lua_basic.cpp
index 5a8cf57c1d..f6fa2ddd29 100644
--- a/unit_tests/tests/lua/test_lua_basic.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/tests/lua/test_lua_basic.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,25 @@ TEST(LuaBasic, MathLib) {
 	EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(result, 1.0f);
 }
 
+TEST(LuaBasic, iPairs) {
+	auto script = R"(
+		function testFunc()
+			counter = 0
+data = {0x5F, 0x59, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x34, 0x0D, 0x80, 0x99}
+for i, v in ipairs(data) do
+      counter = counter + 1
+    end
+
+			return counter
+		end
+	)";
+
+	float result = testLuaReturnsNumber(script);
+
+	EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(result, 8);
+}
+
+
 TEST(LuaBasic, MathLibFloor) {
 	auto script = R"(
 		function testFunc()