diff --git a/tools/coldstore.py b/tools/coldstore.py
index 062cc4d..c5e94fd 100755
--- a/tools/coldstore.py
+++ b/tools/coldstore.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 import sys
 from os import linesep
 
@@ -86,20 +86,23 @@ with open(coldstore_txt, "w") as f:
 	for score in recordsList:
 			f.write(score + linesep)
 
-luaA = """local ParseScore = lb_parse_score
-local AddColdStore = lb_add_coldstore_record
-local records = {
+luaA = """do
+	local AddColdStore = lb_add_coldstore_record_string
+	local records = {
 """
-luaB = """}
-for _, str in ipairs(records) do
-	AddColdStore(ParseScore(str))
+luaB = """	}
+	for _, str in ipairs(records) do
+		AddColdStore(str)
+	end
 end
 """
 # pack the records.lua file
 with open(records_lua, "w") as f:
 	f.write(luaA)
 	for score in recordsList:
-		f.write("\"{}\",{}".format(score, linesep))
+		score = score.replace("\\", "\\\\")
+		score = score.replace("\"", "\\\"")
+		f.write("\t\t\"{}\",{}".format(score, linesep))
 	f.write(luaB)
 
 # truncate and rewrite rejected scores to leaderboard.txt