diff --git a/Engine/source/console/compiledEval.cpp b/Engine/source/console/compiledEval.cpp
index 228dc85f3..4063aa3eb 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/compiledEval.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/console/compiledEval.cpp
@@ -490,23 +490,7 @@ ConsoleValue CodeBlock::exec(U32 ip, const char* functionName, Namespace* thisNa
       {
          S32 reg = code[ip + (2 + 6 + 1 + 1) + i];
          ConsoleValue& value = argv[i + 1];
-         switch (value.getType())
-         {
-         case ConsoleValueType::cvString:
-            gEvalState.setLocalStringVariable(reg, value.getString(), dStrlen(value.getString()));
-            break;
-         case ConsoleValueType::cvInteger:
-            gEvalState.setLocalIntVariable(reg, value.getInt());
-            break;
-         case ConsoleValueType::cvFloat:
-            gEvalState.setLocalFloatVariable(reg, value.getFloat());
-            break;
-         case ConsoleValueType::cvSTEntry:
-            gEvalState.setLocalStringTableEntryVariable(reg, value.getString());
-            break;
-         default:
-            AssertFatal(false, avar("Invalid local variable type. Type was: %i", value.getType()));
-         }
+         gEvalState.moveConsoleValue(reg, std::move(value));
       }
       ip = ip + fnArgc + (2 + 6 + 1 + 1);
       curFloatTable = functionFloats;
diff --git a/Engine/source/console/consoleInternal.h b/Engine/source/console/consoleInternal.h
index 392bf0c3f..f947057e5 100644
--- a/Engine/source/console/consoleInternal.h
+++ b/Engine/source/console/consoleInternal.h
@@ -622,6 +622,11 @@ public:
       currentRegisterArray->values[reg].setStringTableEntry(val);
    }
 
+   TORQUE_FORCEINLINE void moveConsoleValue(S32 reg, ConsoleValue val)
+   {
+      currentRegisterArray->values[reg] = std::move(val);
+   }
+
    void pushFrame(StringTableEntry frameName, Namespace *ns, S32 regCount);
    void popFrame();