diff --git a/src/common/Variant.cpp b/src/common/Variant.cpp
index 7b33ee80b..8fd893f3f 100644
--- a/src/common/Variant.cpp
+++ b/src/common/Variant.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ Variant &Variant::operator = (const Variant &v)
 	return *this;
 }
 
-bool Variant::fromLua(lua_State *L, int n, Variant *v, bool allowTables)
+Variant Variant::fromLua(lua_State *L, int n, bool allowTables)
 {
 	size_t len;
 	const char *str;
@@ -171,30 +171,23 @@ bool Variant::fromLua(lua_State *L, int n, Variant *v, bool allowTables)
 	switch (lua_type(L, n))
 	{
 	case LUA_TBOOLEAN:
-		*v = Variant(luax_toboolean(L, n));
-		return true;
+		return Variant(luax_toboolean(L, n));
 	case LUA_TNUMBER:
-		*v = Variant(lua_tonumber(L, n));
-		return true;
+		return Variant(lua_tonumber(L, n));
 	case LUA_TSTRING:
 		str = lua_tolstring(L, n, &len);
-		*v = Variant(str, len);
-		return true;
+		return Variant(str, len);
 	case LUA_TLIGHTUSERDATA:
-		*v = Variant(lua_touserdata(L, n));
-		return true;
+		return Variant(lua_touserdata(L, n));
 	case LUA_TUSERDATA:
-		*v = Variant(extractudatatype(L, n), lua_touserdata(L, n));
-		return true;
+		return Variant(extractudatatype(L, n), lua_touserdata(L, n));
 	case LUA_TNIL:
-		*v = Variant();
-		return true;
+		return Variant();
 	case LUA_TTABLE:
 		if (allowTables)
 		{
 			bool success = true;
 			std::vector<std::pair<Variant, Variant>> *table = new std::vector<std::pair<Variant, Variant>>();
-			std::pair<Variant, Variant> pair;
 
 			size_t len = luax_objlen(L, -1);
 			if (len > 0)
@@ -204,29 +197,28 @@ bool Variant::fromLua(lua_State *L, int n, Variant *v, bool allowTables)
 
 			while (lua_next(L, n))
 			{
-				if (!fromLua(L, -2, &pair.first, false) || !fromLua(L, -1, &pair.second, false))
+				table->emplace_back(fromLua(L, -2), fromLua(L, -1));
+				lua_pop(L, 1);
+
+				const auto &p = table->back();
+				if (p.first.getType() == UNKNOWN || p.second.getType() == UNKNOWN)
 				{
 					success = false;
-					lua_pop(L, 2);
 					break;
 				}
-
-				table->push_back(pair);
-				lua_pop(L, 1);
 			}
 
 			if (success)
-			{
-				*v = Variant(table);
-				return true;
-			}
+				return Variant(table);
 			else
 				delete table;
 		}
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return false;
+	Variant v;
+	v.type = UNKNOWN;
+	return v;
 }
 
 void Variant::toLua(lua_State *L) const
@@ -260,11 +252,13 @@ void Variant::toLua(lua_State *L) const
 	case TABLE:
 	{
 		std::vector<std::pair<Variant, Variant>> *table = data.table->table;
-		lua_createtable(L, 0, (int) table->size());
+		int tsize = (int) table->size();
 
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < table->size(); ++i)
+		lua_createtable(L, 0, tsize);
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < tsize; ++i)
 		{
-			std::pair<Variant, Variant> &kv = table->at(i);
+			std::pair<Variant, Variant> &kv = (*table)[i];
 			kv.first.toLua(L);
 			kv.second.toLua(L);
 			lua_settable(L, -3);
diff --git a/src/common/Variant.h b/src/common/Variant.h
index 3c4b9c5a3..87e5d3575 100644
--- a/src/common/Variant.h
+++ b/src/common/Variant.h
@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ class Variant
 {
 public:
 
+	enum Type
+	{
+		UNKNOWN = 0,
+		BOOLEAN,
+		NUMBER,
+		STRING,
+		SMALLSTRING,
+		LUSERDATA,
+		FUSERDATA,
+		NIL,
+		TABLE
+	};
+
 	Variant();
 	Variant(bool boolean);
 	Variant(double number);
@@ -48,7 +61,9 @@ public:
 
 	Variant &operator = (const Variant &v);
 
-	static bool fromLua(lua_State *L, int n, Variant *v, bool allowTables = true);
+	Type getType() const { return type; }
+
+	static Variant fromLua(lua_State *L, int n, bool allowTables = true);
 	void toLua(lua_State *L) const;
 
 private:
@@ -83,19 +98,6 @@ private:
 		std::vector<std::pair<Variant, Variant>> *table;
 	};
 
-	enum Type
-	{
-		UNKNOWN = 0,
-		BOOLEAN,
-		NUMBER,
-		STRING,
-		SMALLSTRING,
-		LUSERDATA,
-		FUSERDATA,
-		NIL,
-		TABLE
-	};
-
 	static const int MAX_SMALL_STRING_LENGTH = 15;
 
 	Type type;
diff --git a/src/modules/event/Event.cpp b/src/modules/event/Event.cpp
index af5d86b08..960a39a08 100644
--- a/src/modules/event/Event.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/event/Event.cpp
@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ Message *Message::fromLua(lua_State *L, int n)
 		if (lua_isnoneornil(L, n+i))
 			break;
 
-		if (!Variant::fromLua(L, n+i, &varg))
+		vargs.push_back(Variant::fromLua(L, n+i));
+
+		if (vargs.back().getType() == Variant::UNKNOWN)
 		{
 			vargs.clear();
 			luaL_error(L, "Argument %d can't be stored safely\nExpected boolean, number, string or userdata.", n+i);
 			return nullptr;
 		}
-
-		vargs.push_back(varg);
 	}
 
 	return new Message(name, vargs);
diff --git a/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.cpp b/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.cpp
index de486bf61..06b9686f6 100644
--- a/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.cpp
@@ -93,11 +93,7 @@ int w_clear(lua_State *)
 
 int w_quit(lua_State *L)
 {
-	std::vector<Variant> args;
-
-	Variant v;
-	if (Variant::fromLua(L, 1, &v))
-		args.push_back(v);
+	std::vector<Variant> args = {Variant::fromLua(L, 1)};
 
 	StrongRef<Message> m(new Message("quit", args), Acquire::NORETAIN);
 	instance()->push(m);
diff --git a/src/modules/thread/wrap_Channel.cpp b/src/modules/thread/wrap_Channel.cpp
index 8fd30656f..813ca02cc 100644
--- a/src/modules/thread/wrap_Channel.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/thread/wrap_Channel.cpp
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Channel *luax_checkchannel(lua_State *L, int idx)
 int w_Channel_push(lua_State *L)
 {
 	Channel *c = luax_checkchannel(L, 1);
-	Variant var;
-	if (!Variant::fromLua(L, 2, &var))
+	Variant var = Variant::fromLua(L, 2);
+	if (var.getType() == Variant::UNKNOWN)
 		return luaL_argerror(L, 2, "boolean, number, string, love type, or flat table expected");
 	uint64 id = c->push(var);
 	lua_pushnumber(L, (lua_Number) id);
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ int w_Channel_push(lua_State *L)
 int w_Channel_supply(lua_State *L)
 {
 	Channel *c = luax_checkchannel(L, 1);
-	Variant var;
-	if (!Variant::fromLua(L, 2, &var))
+	Variant var = Variant::fromLua(L, 2);
+	if (var.getType() == Variant::UNKNOWN)
 		return luaL_argerror(L, 2, "boolean, number, string, love type, or flat table expected");
 	c->supply(var);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/modules/thread/wrap_LuaThread.cpp b/src/modules/thread/wrap_LuaThread.cpp
index 9fe432047..fefe06f1a 100644
--- a/src/modules/thread/wrap_LuaThread.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/thread/wrap_LuaThread.cpp
@@ -36,16 +36,15 @@ int w_Thread_start(lua_State *L)
 	std::vector<Variant> args;
 	int nargs = lua_gettop(L) - 1;
 
-	Variant v;
 	for (int i = 0; i < nargs; ++i)
 	{
-		if (!Variant::fromLua(L, i+2, &v))
+		args.push_back(Variant::fromLua(L, i+2));
+
+		if (args.back().getType() == Variant::UNKNOWN)
 		{
 			args.clear();
 			return luaL_argerror(L, i+2, "boolean, number, string, love type, or flat table expected");
 		}
-
-		args.push_back(v);
 	}
 
 	luax_pushboolean(L, t->start(args));