diff --git a/src/cpp/lua-helpers.cpp b/src/cpp/lua-helpers.cpp
index 4a95696..e1fa9f5 100644
--- a/src/cpp/lua-helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/lua-helpers.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,51 @@
 
 namespace effil {
 
+namespace
+{
+
+std::string luaError(int errCode)
+{
+    switch(errCode)
+    {
+        case LUA_ERRSYNTAX: return "Invalid syntax (LUA_ERRSYNTAX)";
+        case LUA_ERRMEM:    return "Memory allocation error (LUA_ERRMEM)";
+        case LUA_ERRRUN:    return "Execution error (LUA_ERRRUN)";
+        case LUA_ERRGCMM:   return "Error in __gc method (LUA_ERRGCMM)";
+        case LUA_ERRERR:    return "Recursive error (LUA_ERRERR)";
+        default: return "Unknown";
+    }
+}
+
+int dumpMemoryWriter(lua_State*, const void* batch, size_t batchSize, void* storage) {
+    if (storage == nullptr || batch == nullptr)
+        return 1;
+    if (batchSize) {
+        std::string& buff = *reinterpret_cast<std::string*>(storage);
+        const char* newData = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(batch);
+        buff.insert(buff.end(), newData, newData + batchSize);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+}
+
+std::string dumpFunction(const sol::function& f) {
+    sol::state_view lua(f.lua_state());
+    sol::stack::push(lua, f);
+    std::string result;
+    int ret = lua_dump(lua, dumpMemoryWriter, &result);
+    REQUIRE(ret == LUA_OK) << "Unable to dump Lua function: " << luaError(ret);
+    sol::stack::remove(lua, -1, 1);
+    return result;
+}
+
+sol::function loadString(const sol::state_view& lua, const std::string& str) {
+    int ret = luaL_loadbuffer(lua, str.c_str(), str.size(), nullptr);
+    REQUIRE(ret == LUA_OK) << "Unable to load function from string: " << luaError(ret);
+    return sol::stack::pop<sol::function>(lua);
+}
+
 std::chrono::milliseconds fromLuaTime(int duration, const sol::optional<std::string>& period) {
     using namespace std::chrono;
 
diff --git a/src/cpp/lua-helpers.h b/src/cpp/lua-helpers.h
index 2862849..bceedeb 100644
--- a/src/cpp/lua-helpers.h
+++ b/src/cpp/lua-helpers.h
@@ -6,27 +6,8 @@
 
 namespace effil {
 
-// TODO: make function more reliable
-// string.dump can be changed by user
-// TODO: Add cache for each state
-inline std::string dumpFunction(const sol::function& f) {
-    sol::state_view lua(f.lua_state());
-    sol::function dumper = lua["string"]["dump"];
-    REQUIRE(dumper.valid() && dumper.get_type() == sol::type::function)
-                << "Invalid string.dump() in state";
-    return dumper(f);
-}
-
-// TODO: make function more reliable
-// loadstring can be changed by user
-// TODO: Add cache for each state
-inline sol::function loadString(const sol::state_view& lua, const std::string& str) {
-    sol::function loader = lua["loadstring"];
-    REQUIRE(loader.valid() && loader.get_type() == sol::type::function)
-                << "Invalid loadstring function";
-    return loader(str);
-}
-
+std::string dumpFunction(const sol::function& f);
+sol::function loadString(const sol::state_view& lua, const std::string& str);
 std::chrono::milliseconds fromLuaTime(int duration, const sol::optional<std::string>& period);
 
 typedef std::vector<effil::StoredObject> StoredArray;
diff --git a/src/cpp/stored-object.cpp b/src/cpp/stored-object.cpp
index 387cbbf..7a8c675 100644
--- a/src/cpp/stored-object.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/stored-object.cpp
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ public:
     template <typename SolObject>
     FunctionHolder(SolObject luaObject) noexcept {
         sol::state_view lua(luaObject.lua_state());
-        sol::function dumper = lua["string"]["dump"];
-        if (!dumper.valid())
-            throw Exception() << "Invalid string.dump()";
-        function_ = dumper(luaObject);
+        function_ = dumpFunction(luaObject);
     }
 
     bool rawCompare(const BaseHolder* other) const noexcept final {
@@ -61,10 +58,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     sol::object unpack(sol::this_state state) const final {
-        sol::state_view lua((lua_State*)state);
-        sol::function loader = lua["loadstring"];
-        REQUIRE(loader.valid()) << "Invalid loadstring()";
-        sol::function result = loader(function_);
+        sol::function result = loadString(state, function_);
         // The result of restaring always is valid function.
         assert(result.valid());
         return sol::make_object(state, result);