diff --git a/src/run.rs b/src/run.rs
index e23f834..39f0182 100644
--- a/src/run.rs
+++ b/src/run.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Scope {
 		self.variables.get(name.as_ref()).cloned()
 	}
 
-	pub fn set(&mut self, name: String, value: Value) {
+	pub fn rawset(&mut self, name: String, value: Value) {
 		if let Some(value) = value {
 			self.variables.insert(name, value);
 		} else {
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ impl Scope {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub fn set(&mut self, name: impl AsRef<str>, value: &(impl Clone + Into<ValueInner>)) {
+		self.variables
+			.insert(name.as_ref().to_string(), value.clone().into());
+	}
+
 	pub fn add_fn(
 		&mut self,
 		name: &'static str,
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ impl Scope {
 		self.functions.insert(
 			name,
 			Function {
-				name: name,
+				name,
 				inner: Rc::new(f),
 			},
 		);
@@ -112,7 +117,7 @@ impl Exec for Statement {
 				let value = source.eval(scope);
 				match target {
 					Location::Variable { name } => {
-						scope.set(name.into(), value);
+						scope.rawset(name.into(), value);
 					}
 					Location::Field { table, index } => {
 						let table = table.eval(scope);
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ mod tests {
 		let bar = ast::Location::Variable { name: "bar".into() };
 		assert_eq!(foo.eval(&mut scope), None);
 		assert_eq!(bar.eval(&mut scope), None);
-		scope.variables.insert("bar".into(), 42.into());
+		scope.set("bar", &42);
 		assert_eq!(foo.eval(&mut scope), None);
 		assert_eq!(bar.eval(&mut scope), Some(42.into()));
 	}
@@ -181,9 +186,9 @@ mod tests {
 		};
 		let foo = types::Table::default();
 		let bar = types::Table::default();
-		scope.variables.insert("foo".into(), foo.clone().into());
+		scope.set("foo", &foo);
 		assert_eq!(loc.eval(&mut scope), None);
-		scope.variables.insert("bar".into(), bar.clone().into());
+		scope.set("bar", &bar);
 		assert_eq!(loc.eval(&mut scope), None);
 		bar.set("foo".into(), Some(666.into()));
 		assert_eq!(loc.eval(&mut scope), None);
@@ -232,8 +237,8 @@ mod tests {
 		let mut scope = Scope::default();
 		let foo = types::Table::default();
 		let bar = types::Table::default();
-		scope.variables.insert("foo".into(), foo.clone().into());
-		scope.variables.insert("bar".into(), bar.clone().into());
+		scope.set("foo", &foo);
+		scope.set("bar", &bar);
 		assert_eq!(foo.get("foo".into()), None);
 		assert_eq!(foo.get("bar".into()), None);
 		assert_eq!(bar.get("foo".into()), None);
@@ -264,7 +269,7 @@ mod tests {
 			let Some(ValueInner::String(key)) = key else {
 				panic!("string expected");
 			};
-			scope.set(key.clone(), value.clone());
+			scope.rawset(key.clone(), value.clone());
 			None
 		});
 		assert_eq!(scope.get("foo"), None);