diff --git a/src/ObjLoading/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingManager.cpp b/src/ObjLoading/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingManager.cpp
index bbabd757..71b139d3 100644
--- a/src/ObjLoading/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ObjLoading/AssetLoading/AssetLoadingManager.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetLoadingManager::LoadAssetDependency(const asset_type_t a
         // Make sure any used script string is available in the created zone
         // The replacement of the scr_string_t values will be done upon writing
         for(auto scrString : existingAsset->m_used_script_strings)
-            m_context.m_zone->m_script_strings.AddScriptString(existingAsset->m_zone->m_script_strings[scrString]);
+            m_context.m_zone->m_script_strings.AddOrGetScriptString(existingAsset->m_zone->m_script_strings[scrString]);
 
         AddAsset(existingAsset->m_type, existingAsset->m_name, existingAsset->m_ptr, std::move(dependencies), existingAsset->m_used_script_strings, existingAsset->m_zone);
         auto* lastDependency = m_last_dependency_loaded;
diff --git a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/ZoneScriptStrings.cpp b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/ZoneScriptStrings.cpp
index 059b33e4..fc8cd6ed 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/ZoneScriptStrings.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/ZoneScriptStrings.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <sstream>
 
-scr_string_t ZoneScriptStrings::AddScriptString(const std::string& value)
+void ZoneScriptStrings::AddScriptString(const std::string& value)
 {
-    if(m_scr_strings.empty())
+    const auto newScrStringIndex = static_cast<scr_string_t>(m_scr_strings.size());
+    m_scr_strings.emplace_back(value);
+    m_scr_string_lookup[value] = newScrStringIndex;
+}
+
+scr_string_t ZoneScriptStrings::AddOrGetScriptString(const std::string& value)
+{
+    if (m_scr_strings.empty())
     {
         m_scr_strings.emplace_back("");
         m_scr_string_lookup[""] = static_cast<scr_string_t>(0);
diff --git a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/ZoneScriptStrings.h b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/ZoneScriptStrings.h
index ebe10776..088bcd09 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/ZoneScriptStrings.h
+++ b/src/ZoneCommon/Zone/ZoneScriptStrings.h
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ class ZoneScriptStrings
     std::unordered_map<std::string, scr_string_t> m_scr_string_lookup;
 
 public:
-    scr_string_t AddScriptString(const std::string& value);
-    scr_string_t GetScriptString(const std::string& value) const;
+    void AddScriptString(const std::string& value);
+    scr_string_t AddOrGetScriptString(const std::string& value);
+    _NODISCARD scr_string_t GetScriptString(const std::string& value) const;
     _NODISCARD size_t Count() const;
     _NODISCARD bool Empty() const;