diff --git a/sharedstate.lua b/sharedstate.lua
index e0ca2cf..b0b0ded 100644
--- a/sharedstate.lua
+++ b/sharedstate.lua
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ function pings.sharedstate_transfer(index, value)
 	set_value(resolve_key(index), value)
 end
 
+--- Internal; transfer value over network using key names
+---Ping used to transfer a value over the network, should not be called
+---directly
+---@param key string Key
+---@param value any New value
+function pings.sharedstate_ktransfer(key, value)
+	logging.trace("pings.sharedstate_ktransfer", key, value)
+	set_value(key, value)
+end
+
 --- Set shared value
 ---Sets a shared value. This sends a ping to transfer it over the network.
 ---@param key string key name
@@ -158,6 +168,7 @@ function sharedstate.set(key, value)
 		error(errormsg)
 	end
 	pings.sharedstate_transfer(resolve_index(key), value)
+	-- pings.sharedstate_ktransfer(key, value)
 end
 
 -- this can be copied directly from the internal functions as it is read only