diff --git a/pulp.lua b/pulp.lua
index d2d2cd3..078ee51 100644
--- a/pulp.lua
+++ b/pulp.lua
@@ -1695,7 +1695,6 @@ function pulp.__fn_restore(name)
 end
 
 function pulp.__fn_store(name)
-    assert(type(name) == "string")
     local value = pulp.getvariable(name)
     if type(value) ~= "table" then
         pulp.store[name] = value
@@ -2080,4 +2079,4 @@ function pulp.__ex_solid(x, y, id)
         local tile = pulp:getTile(id)
         return (tile and tile.solid) and 1 or 0
     end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end