diff --git a/src/script/api/script_list.cpp b/src/script/api/script_list.cpp
index 134b80287b..0db9a20009 100644
--- a/src/script/api/script_list.cpp
+++ b/src/script/api/script_list.cpp
@@ -858,18 +858,32 @@ SQInteger ScriptList::_get(HSQUIRRELVM vm)
 SQInteger ScriptList::_set(HSQUIRRELVM vm)
 {
 	if (sq_gettype(vm, 2) != OT_INTEGER) return SQ_ERROR;
-	if (sq_gettype(vm, 3) != OT_INTEGER && sq_gettype(vm, 3) != OT_NULL) {
-		return sq_throwerror(vm, "you can only assign integers to this list");
-	}
 
-	SQInteger idx, val;
+	SQInteger idx;
 	sq_getinteger(vm, 2, &idx);
-	if (sq_gettype(vm, 3) == OT_NULL) {
-		this->RemoveItem(idx);
-		return 0;
+
+	/* Retrieve the return value */
+	SQInteger val;
+	switch (sq_gettype(vm, 3)) {
+		case OT_NULL:
+			this->RemoveItem(idx);
+			return 0;
+
+		case OT_BOOL: {
+			SQBool v;
+			sq_getbool(vm, 3, &v);
+			val = v ? 1 : 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		case OT_INTEGER:
+			sq_getinteger(vm, 3, &val);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			return sq_throwerror(vm, "you can only assign integers to this list");
 	}
 
-	sq_getinteger(vm, 3, &val);
 	if (!this->HasItem(idx)) {
 		this->AddItem(idx, val);
 		return 0;