diff --git a/markdown-tests.lua b/markdown-tests.lua
index fff1499..187fe90 100644
--- a/markdown-tests.lua
+++ b/markdown-tests.lua
@@ -4401,10 +4401,10 @@ local function run_tests()
    -- Do any <pre></pre> sequences in s1 and s2 match up perfectly?
    local function pre_equal(s1, s2)
       local pre = {}
-      for p in s1:gfind("<pre>.-</pre>") do
+      for p in s1:gmatch("<pre>.-</pre>") do
          pre[#pre+1] = p
       end
-      for p in s2:gfind("<pre>.-</pre>") do
+      for p in s2:gmatch("<pre>.-</pre>") do
          if p ~= pre[1] then return false end
          table.remove(pre, 1)
       end
diff --git a/markdown.lua b/markdown.lua
index 2de8b09..77aaaeb 100644
--- a/markdown.lua
+++ b/markdown.lua
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 -- Utility functions
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+local unpack = table.unpack or unpack
+
 -- Locks table t from changes, writes an error if someone attempts to change the table.
 -- This is useful for detecting variables that have "accidently" been made global. Something
 -- I tend to do all too much.