diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index daf0e8e1d..18635ca2b 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
 - Fix right click sometimes closing both a DFHack window and a vanilla panel
 - Fixed issue with scrollable lists having some data off-screen if they were scrolled before being made visible
 - `channel-safely`: fixed bug resulting in marker mode never being set for any designation
+- `automelt`: fixed bug related to lua stack smashing behavior in returned stockpile configs
+- `autochop`: fixed bug related to lua stack smashing behavior in returned stockpile configs
 
 ## Misc Improvements
 - `automelt`: is now more resistent to savegame corruption
diff --git a/plugins/autochop.cpp b/plugins/autochop.cpp
index bf7540e29..3a433f7a9 100644
--- a/plugins/autochop.cpp
+++ b/plugins/autochop.cpp
@@ -803,6 +803,30 @@ static void push_burrow_config(lua_State *L, PersistentDataItem &c) {
             get_config_bool(c, BURROW_CONFIG_PROTECT_COOKABLE));
 }
 
+static void emplace_bulk_burrow_config(lua_State *L,  map<int32_t, map<string, int32_t>> &burrows, int id, bool chop = false,
+        bool clearcut = false, bool protect_brewable = false,
+        bool protect_edible = false, bool protect_cookable = false) {
+
+    map<string, int32_t> burrow_config;
+    burrow_config.emplace("id", id);
+    burrow_config.emplace("chop", chop);
+    burrow_config.emplace("clearcut", clearcut);
+    burrow_config.emplace("protect_brewable", protect_brewable);
+    burrow_config.emplace("protect_edible", protect_edible);
+    burrow_config.emplace("protect_cookable", protect_cookable);
+
+    burrows.emplace(id, burrow_config);
+}
+
+static void emplace_bulk_burrow_config(lua_State *L, map<int32_t, map<string, int32_t>> &burrows, PersistentDataItem &c) {
+    emplace_bulk_burrow_config(L, burrows, get_config_val(c, BURROW_CONFIG_ID),
+            get_config_bool(c, BURROW_CONFIG_CHOP),
+            get_config_bool(c, BURROW_CONFIG_CLEARCUT),
+            get_config_bool(c, BURROW_CONFIG_PROTECT_BREWABLE),
+            get_config_bool(c, BURROW_CONFIG_PROTECT_EDIBLE),
+            get_config_bool(c, BURROW_CONFIG_PROTECT_COOKABLE));
+}
+
 static int autochop_getTreeCountsAndBurrowConfigs(lua_State *L) {
     color_ostream *out = Lua::GetOutput(L);
     if (!out)
@@ -818,6 +842,9 @@ static int autochop_getTreeCountsAndBurrowConfigs(lua_State *L) {
             &designated_trees, &accessible_yield, &tree_counts, &designated_tree_counts);
 
     map<string, int32_t> summary;
+
+    map<int32_t, map<string, int32_t>> burrow_config_map;
+
     summary.emplace("accessible_trees", accessible_trees);
     summary.emplace("inaccessible_trees", inaccessible_trees);
     summary.emplace("designated_trees", designated_trees);
@@ -831,13 +858,16 @@ static int autochop_getTreeCountsAndBurrowConfigs(lua_State *L) {
     for (auto &burrow : plotinfo->burrows.list) {
         int id = burrow->id;
         if (watched_burrows_indices.count(id)) {
-            push_burrow_config(L, watched_burrows[watched_burrows_indices[id]]);
+            // push_burrow_config(L, watched_burrows[watched_burrows_indices[id]]);
+            emplace_bulk_burrow_config(L, burrow_config_map, watched_burrows[watched_burrows_indices[id]]);
         } else {
-            push_burrow_config(L, id);
+            emplace_bulk_burrow_config(L, burrow_config_map, id);
         }
     }
 
-    return 3 + plotinfo->burrows.list.size();
+    Lua::Push(L, burrow_config_map);
+
+    return 4;
 }
 
 static int autochop_getBurrowConfig(lua_State *L) {
diff --git a/plugins/automelt.cpp b/plugins/automelt.cpp
index e8001c48b..0cd9e8131 100644
--- a/plugins/automelt.cpp
+++ b/plugins/automelt.cpp
@@ -567,6 +567,20 @@ static void push_stockpile_config(lua_State *L, PersistentDataItem &c) {
             get_config_bool(c, STOCKPILE_CONFIG_MONITORED));
 }
 
+static void emplace_bulk_stockpile_config(lua_State *L, int id, bool monitored, map<int32_t, map<string, int32_t>> &stockpiles) {
+    map<string, int32_t> stockpile_config;
+    stockpile_config.emplace("id", id);
+    stockpile_config.emplace("monitored", monitored);
+
+    stockpiles.emplace(id, stockpile_config);
+}
+
+static void emplace_bulk_stockpile_config(lua_State *L, PersistentDataItem &c, map<int32_t, map<string, int32_t>> &stockpiles) {
+    int32_t id = get_config_val(c, STOCKPILE_CONFIG_ID);
+    bool monitored = get_config_bool(c, STOCKPILE_CONFIG_MONITORED);
+    emplace_bulk_stockpile_config(L, id, monitored, stockpiles);
+}
+
 static void automelt_designate(color_ostream &out) {
     DEBUG(status, out).print("entering automelt designate\n");
     out.print("designated %d item(s) for melting\n", do_cycle(out));
@@ -762,24 +776,28 @@ static int automelt_getItemCountsAndStockpileConfigs(lua_State *L) {
     Lua::Push(L, item_count_piles);
     Lua::Push(L, marked_item_count_piles);
     Lua::Push(L, premarked_item_count_piles);
-    int32_t bldg_count = 0;
+
+    map<int32_t, map<string, int32_t>> stockpile_config_map;
 
     for (auto pile : world->buildings.other.STOCKPILE) {
         if (!isStockpile(pile))
             continue;
-        bldg_count++;
 
         int id = pile->id;
         if (watched_stockpiles.count(id)) {
-            DEBUG(cycle,*out).print("indexed_id=%d\n", get_config_val(watched_stockpiles[id], STOCKPILE_CONFIG_ID));
-            push_stockpile_config(L, watched_stockpiles[id]);
+            emplace_bulk_stockpile_config(L, watched_stockpiles[id], stockpile_config_map);
+
         } else {
-            push_stockpile_config(L, id, false);
+            emplace_bulk_stockpile_config(L, id, false, stockpile_config_map);
         }
     }
+
+    Lua::Push(L, stockpile_config_map);
+
+
     DEBUG(perf, *out).print("exit automelt_getItemCountsAndStockpileConfigs\n");
 
-    return 4+bldg_count;
+    return 5;
 }
 
 DFHACK_PLUGIN_LUA_FUNCTIONS{
diff --git a/plugins/lua/autochop.lua b/plugins/lua/autochop.lua
index 6b8c9f943..e9bad2eef 100644
--- a/plugins/lua/autochop.lua
+++ b/plugins/lua/autochop.lua
@@ -96,14 +96,17 @@ function getTreeCountsAndBurrowConfigs()
     ret.summary = table.remove(data, 1)
     ret.tree_counts = table.remove(data, 1)
     ret.designated_tree_counts = table.remove(data, 1)
-    ret.burrow_configs = data
-    for _,c in ipairs(ret.burrow_configs) do
+    local unparsed_burrow_configs = table.remove(data, 1)
+
+    ret.burrow_configs = {}
+    for idx,c in pairs(unparsed_burrow_configs) do
         c.name = df.burrow.find(c.id).name
         c.chop = c.chop ~= 0
         c.clearcut = c.clearcut ~= 0
         c.protect_brewable = c.protect_brewable ~= 0
         c.protect_edible = c.protect_edible ~= 0
         c.protect_cookable = c.protect_cookable ~= 0
+        table.insert(ret.burrow_configs, c)
     end
     return ret
 end
diff --git a/plugins/lua/automelt.lua b/plugins/lua/automelt.lua
index b49a434a1..cbd1bd538 100644
--- a/plugins/lua/automelt.lua
+++ b/plugins/lua/automelt.lua
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ function getItemCountsAndStockpileConfigs()
     ret.item_counts = table.remove(data, 1)
     ret.marked_item_counts = table.remove(data, 1)
     ret.premarked_item_counts = table.remove(data, 1)
-    ret.stockpile_configs = data
-    for _,c in ipairs(ret.stockpile_configs) do
+    local unparsed_stockpile_configs = table.remove(data, 1)
+    ret.stockpile_configs = {}
+
+    for idx,c in pairs(unparsed_stockpile_configs) do
         if not c.id or c.id == -1 then
             c.name = "ERROR"
             c.monitored = false
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ function getItemCountsAndStockpileConfigs()
             end
             c.monitored = c.monitored ~= 0
         end
+        table.insert(ret.stockpile_configs, c)
 
     end
     return ret