- /* there is a value already, append */
- } else {
- /* a string is on top of the stack, coerce into table */
- if (lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
- lua_newtable(L);
- lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
- lua_rawseti(L, -2, 1);
+ /* if there is a value on the stack already, add */
+ if (!lua_isnil(L, -2)) {
+ lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
+ lua_rawseti(L, -2, 1);
+ lua_pushstring(L, value);
+ lua_rawseti(L, -2, 2);
+
+ /* this is the first table item */
+ } else {
+ lua_pushstring(L, value);
+ lua_rawseti(L, -2, 1);
+ }
+