diff --git a/src/lua_consolelib.c b/src/lua_consolelib.c
index 8587fdfa8..ea9d96e22 100644
--- a/src/lua_consolelib.c
+++ b/src/lua_consolelib.c
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ static int lib_cvRegisterVar(lua_State *L)
 			lua_rawset(L, 5);
 			lua_pop(L, 1);
 			cvar->func = Lua_OnChange;
+		} else if (i == 6 || (k && fasticmp(k, "description"))) {
+			if (!lua_isstring(L, 4))
+				TYPEERROR("description", LUA_TSTRING)
+			cvar->description = Z_StrDup(lua_tostring(L, 4));
 		}
 		lua_pop(L, 1);
 	}
diff --git a/src/menus/transient/pause-addonoptions.cpp b/src/menus/transient/pause-addonoptions.cpp
index b2b66f9c2..46f46ff05 100644
--- a/src/menus/transient/pause-addonoptions.cpp
+++ b/src/menus/transient/pause-addonoptions.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ int menu_mode()
 	return PAUSE_AddonOptionsDef.extra1;
 }
 
+boolean admin_mode()
+{
+	return menu_mode() == kAdmin;
+}
+
 void menu_mode(int mode)
 {
 	g_menu_cursors[menu_mode()] = itemOn;
@@ -66,14 +71,13 @@ void list_cvars()
 	for (consvar_t* var = consvar_vars; var; var = var->next)
 	{
 		if (!(var->flags & CV_ADDEDBYLUA))
-		{
 			continue;
-		}
 
-		if (menu_mode() == kUser && var->flags & CV_NETVAR)
-		{
+		if (var->flags & CV_NOSHOWHELP)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!admin_mode() != !(var->flags & CV_NETVAR)) // LOL.
 			continue;
-		}
 
 		UINT16 status = IT_STRING | IT_CVAR;
 		INT32 height = 8;