diff --git a/core/variant_parser.cpp b/core/variant_parser.cpp
index 44bf90674b5..56d33c10f4e 100644
--- a/core/variant_parser.cpp
+++ b/core/variant_parser.cpp
@@ -1108,6 +1108,10 @@ Error VariantParser::parse_value(Token &token, Variant &value, Stream *p_stream,
 		return OK;
 	} else if (token.type == TK_STRING) {
 
+		value = token.value;
+		return OK;
+	} else if (token.type == TK_STRING_NAME) {
+
 		value = token.value;
 		return OK;
 	} else if (token.type == TK_COLOR) {