--- vardump.module.orig	2007-11-04 06:02:35.000000000 +0000
+++ vardump.module	2008-11-17 10:22:40.000000000 +0000
@@ -143,14 +144,7 @@
     $output.=<<<END_OF_INIT_FUNCTION
 /* Variable table dump generated at $date */
 function vardump_update_or_insert(\$name, \$value) {
-  \$result = db_query("SELECT name FROM {variable} WHERE name='%s'", \$name);
-  if (db_num_results(\$result) == 0) {
-    db_execute("INSERT INTO {variable} (name, value) VALUES (%s, %s);", \$name, \$value);
-  }
-  else {
-    // variable \$name exists; do an update;
-    db_execute("UPDATE {variable} SET value='%s' WHERE name='%s'", \$name, \$value);
-  }
+	variable_set(\$name, unserialize(\$value));
 }
 
 END_OF_INIT_FUNCTION;