diff --git a/src/misn_lua.c b/src/misn_lua.c
index ed9d9ec..441ef7e 100644
--- a/src/misn_lua.c
+++ b/src/misn_lua.c
@@ -300,11 +300,11 @@ int var_load(xmlNodePtr parent) {
             var.type = MISN_VAR_NUM;
             var.d.num = atoi(xml_get(cur));
           }
-          else if(strcmp(str, "bool")) {
+          else if(strcmp(str, "bool")==0) {
             var.type = MISN_VAR_BOOL;
             var.d.b = atoi(xml_get(cur));
           }
-          else if(strcmp(str, "str")) {
+          else if(strcmp(str, "str")==0) {
             var.type = MISN_VAR_STR;
             var.d.str = atoi(xml_get(cur));
           } else {