diff --git a/lib/qless/lua/qless-lib.lua b/lib/qless/lua/qless-lib.lua
index b8daf8b0..42bce512 100644
--- a/lib/qless/lua/qless-lib.lua
+++ b/lib/qless/lua/qless-lib.lua
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ QlessRecurringJob.__index = QlessRecurringJob
 Qless.config = {}
 
 -- Extend a table. This comes up quite frequently
-function table.extend(self, other)
+local function extend_table(target, other)
   for i, v in ipairs(other) do
-    table.insert(self, v)
+    table.insert(target, v)
   end
 end
 
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ function QlessQueue:peek(now, count)
 
   -- With these in place, we can expand this list of jids based on the work
   -- queue itself and the priorities therein
-  table.extend(jids, self.work.peek(count - #jids))
+  extend_table(jids, self.work.peek(count - #jids))
 
   return jids
 end
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ function QlessQueue:pop(now, worker, count)
 
   -- With these in place, we can expand this list of jids based on the work
   -- queue itself and the priorities therein
-  table.extend(jids, self.work.peek(count - #jids))
+  extend_table(jids, self.work.peek(count - #jids))
 
   local state
   for index, jid in ipairs(jids) do
diff --git a/lib/qless/lua/qless.lua b/lib/qless/lua/qless.lua
index dd1f6871..3a7791f4 100644
--- a/lib/qless/lua/qless.lua
+++ b/lib/qless/lua/qless.lua
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ QlessRecurringJob.__index = QlessRecurringJob
 
 Qless.config = {}
 
-function table.extend(self, other)
+local function extend_table(target, other)
   for i, v in ipairs(other) do
-    table.insert(self, v)
+    table.insert(target, v)
   end
 end
 
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ function QlessQueue:peek(now, count)
 
   self:check_scheduled(now, count - #jids)
 
-  table.extend(jids, self.work.peek(count - #jids))
+  extend_table(jids, self.work.peek(count - #jids))
 
   return jids
 end
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ function QlessQueue:pop(now, worker, count)
 
   self:check_scheduled(now, count - #jids)
 
-  table.extend(jids, self.work.peek(count - #jids))
+  extend_table(jids, self.work.peek(count - #jids))
 
   local state
   for index, jid in ipairs(jids) do