diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneWriteTemplate.cpp b/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneWriteTemplate.cpp
index 7ceda1e9..d027ebec 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneWriteTemplate.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneWriteTemplate.cpp
@@ -865,9 +865,13 @@ class ZoneWriteTemplate::Internal final : BaseTemplate
         m_intendation++;
 
         LINE("assert(pAsset != nullptr);")
+        LINE("assert(m_asset != nullptr);")
+        LINE("assert(m_asset->m_ptr != nullptr);")
         LINE("")
-        LINE(MakeTypePtrVarName(m_env.m_asset->m_definition) << " = pAsset;")
+        LINE("auto* zoneAsset = static_cast<"<<m_env.m_asset->m_definition->GetFullName()<<"*>(m_asset->m_ptr);")
+        LINE(MakeTypePtrVarName(m_env.m_asset->m_definition) << " = &zoneAsset;")
         LINE("WritePtr_" << MakeSafeTypeName(m_env.m_asset->m_definition) << "(false);")
+        LINE("*pAsset = zoneAsset;")
 
         m_intendation--;
         LINE("}")
diff --git a/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/AssetWriter.h b/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/AssetWriter.h
index 8dafb3a2..6442c878 100644
--- a/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/AssetWriter.h
+++ b/src/ZoneWriting/Writing/AssetWriter.h
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 
 class AssetWriter : public ContentWriterBase
 {
+protected:
     XAssetInfoGeneric* m_asset;
 
-protected:
     scr_string_t* varScriptString;
 
     AssetWriter(XAssetInfoGeneric* asset, Zone* zone, IZoneOutputStream* stream);