diff --git a/blackboard/blackboard_plan.cpp b/blackboard/blackboard_plan.cpp
index 363b3e7..806d153 100644
--- a/blackboard/blackboard_plan.cpp
+++ b/blackboard/blackboard_plan.cpp
@@ -417,12 +417,14 @@ void BlackboardPlan::populate_blackboard(const Ref<Blackboard> &p_blackboard, bo
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_blackboard.is_null());
 	for (const Pair<StringName, BBVariable> &p : var_list) {
 		if (p_blackboard->has_local_var(p.first) && !overwrite) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
 			Variant::Type existing_type = p_blackboard->get_var(p.first).get_type();
 			Variant::Type planned_type = p.second.get_type();
-			if (existing_type != planned_type && existing_type != Variant::NIL && planned_type != Variant::NIL) {
+			if (existing_type != planned_type && existing_type != Variant::NIL && planned_type != Variant::NIL && !(existing_type == Variant::OBJECT && planned_type == Variant::NODE_PATH)) {
 				WARN_PRINT(vformat("BlackboardPlan: Not overwriting %s as it already exists in the blackboard, but it has a different type than planned (%s vs %s). File: %s",
 						LimboUtility::get_singleton()->decorate_var(p.first), Variant::get_type_name(existing_type), Variant::get_type_name(planned_type), get_path()));
 			}
+#endif
 			continue;
 		}
 		bool has_mapping = parent_scope_mapping.has(p.first);