diff --git a/JotunnLib/Managers/AssetManager.cs b/JotunnLib/Managers/AssetManager.cs
index 2229ae23c..95ba3b93e 100644
--- a/JotunnLib/Managers/AssetManager.cs
+++ b/JotunnLib/Managers/AssetManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Reflection.Emit;
@@ -281,6 +282,17 @@ public AssetID GenerateAssetID(Object asset)
             uint u = (uint)asset.name.GetStableHashCode();
             return new AssetID(u, u, u, u);
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///     Generates a unique AssetID, from a given string
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="asset"></param>
+        /// <returns>AssetID generated from the prefab's name</returns>
+        public AssetID GenerateAssetID(string asset)
+        {
+            uint u = (uint)asset.GetStableHashCode();
+            return new AssetID(u, u, u, u);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         ///     Clones a prefab and registers it in the SoftReference system with the same dependencies as the original asset