diff --git a/lib/msf/base/sessions/meterpreter.rb b/lib/msf/base/sessions/meterpreter.rb
index f75c9e8d53..5368d25003 100644
--- a/lib/msf/base/sessions/meterpreter.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/base/sessions/meterpreter.rb
@@ -302,11 +302,15 @@ class Meterpreter < Rex::Post::Meterpreter::Client
   ##
   # :category: Msf::Session::Scriptable implementors
   #
-  # Runs the meterpreter script in the context of a script container
+  # Runs the Meterpreter script or resource file
   #
   def execute_file(full_path, args)
-    o = Rex::Script::Meterpreter.new(self, full_path)
-    o.run(args)
+    # Infer a Meterpreter script by it having an .rb extension
+    if File.extname(full_path) == ".rb"
+      Rex::Script::Meterpreter.new(self, full_path).run(args)
+    else
+      console.load_resource(full_path)
+    end
   end
 
 
diff --git a/lib/msf/base/sessions/scriptable.rb b/lib/msf/base/sessions/scriptable.rb
index 87a44c031f..7c0b1e3798 100644
--- a/lib/msf/base/sessions/scriptable.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/base/sessions/scriptable.rb
@@ -164,13 +164,17 @@ module Scriptable
     else
       full_path = self.class.find_script_path(script_name)
 
-      # No path found?  Weak.
       if full_path.nil?
         print_error("The specified script could not be found: #{script_name}")
-        return true
+        return
+      end
+
+      begin
+        execute_file(full_path, args)
+        framework.events.on_session_script_run(self, full_path)
+      rescue StandardError => e
+        print_error("Could not execute #{script_name}: #{e.class} #{e}")
       end
-      framework.events.on_session_script_run(self, full_path)
-      execute_file(full_path, args)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb b/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb
index fd53c3278b..46c5caad95 100644
--- a/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/ui/console/driver.rb
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ class Driver < Msf::Ui::Driver
       return
     end
 
-    self.active_resource = resource_file
-
     # Process ERB directives first
     print_status "Processing #{path} for ERB directives."
     erb = ERB.new(resource_file)
@@ -362,8 +360,6 @@ class Driver < Msf::Ui::Driver
         run_single(line)
       end
     end
-
-    self.active_resource = nil
   end
 
   #
@@ -507,10 +503,6 @@ class Driver < Msf::Ui::Driver
   # The active session associated with the driver.
   #
   attr_accessor :active_session
-  #
-  # The active resource file being processed by the driver
-  #
-  attr_accessor :active_resource
 
   def stop
     framework.events.on_ui_stop()