1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/core/variant.cpp b/core/variant.cpp
index e7d0e58367..e0cc6685f4 100644
--- a/core/variant.cpp
+++ b/core/variant.cpp
@@ -910,7 +910,15 @@ bool Variant::is_one() const {
 
 void Variant::reference(const Variant &p_variant) {
 
-	clear();
+	switch (type) {
+		case NIL:
+		case BOOL:
+		case INT:
+		case REAL:
+			break;
+		default:
+			clear();
+	}
 
 	type = p_variant.type;
 
@@ -3291,7 +3299,7 @@ String vformat(const String &p_text, const Variant &p1, const Variant &p2, const
 	bool error = false;
 	String fmt = p_text.sprintf(args, &error);
 
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(error, String());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(error, String(), fmt);
 
 	return fmt;
 }