diff --git a/examples/sokoban/sokoban.v b/examples/sokoban/sokoban.v
index 6320de6cec..ab4435531f 100644
--- a/examples/sokoban/sokoban.v
+++ b/examples/sokoban/sokoban.v
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ fn (mut g Game) parse_level(lnumber int) ! {
 	g.player = player
 	g.boxes = boxes
 	g.moves = 0
+	g.pushes = 0
 	g.win = false
 }
 
@@ -246,8 +247,8 @@ fn (mut g Game) iid(name string) !int {
 
 fn main() {
 	mut g := &Game{}
-	all_level_names := asset.read_bytes('/', '_all_levels.txt')!.bytestr().split_into_lines()
-	g.levels = all_level_names.map(asset.read_bytes('/', it)!.bytestr())
+	all_level_names := asset.read_text('/', '_all_levels.txt')!.split_into_lines()
+	g.levels = all_level_names.map(asset.read_text('/', it)!)
 	g.parse_level(0)!
 	g.ctx = gg.new_context(
 		width:        800
diff --git a/vlib/os/asset/asset.v b/vlib/os/asset/asset.v
index 4f21f8a760..8703e0d006 100644
--- a/vlib/os/asset/asset.v
+++ b/vlib/os/asset/asset.v
@@ -25,3 +25,10 @@ pub fn read_bytes(base_folder string, relative_path string) ![]u8 {
 		return os.read_bytes(get_path(base_folder, relative_path))
 	}
 }
+
+// read_text will return the full content of the given asset as a string.
+// See also read_bytes.
+pub fn read_text(base_folder string, relative_path string) !string {
+	res := read_bytes(base_folder, relative_path)!
+	return res.bytestr()
+}