diff --git a/hexlib/db.py b/hexlib/db.py
index 7f4e498..c2b9a9c 100644
--- a/hexlib/db.py
+++ b/hexlib/db.py
@@ -126,9 +126,13 @@ class Table:
             try:
                 conn.execute(sql, list(_serialize(v) for v in value.values()))
             except sqlite3.OperationalError:
+                if isinstance(key, int):
+                    key_type = "integer"
+                else:
+                    key_type = "text"
                 conn.execute(
-                    "create table if not exists %s (id text primary key,%s)" %
-                    (self._table, ",".join("%s %s" % (k, _sqlite_type(v)) for k, v in value.items()))
+                    "create table if not exists %s (id %s primary key,%s)" %
+                    (self._table, key_type, ",".join("%s %s" % (k, _sqlite_type(v)) for k, v in value.items()))
                 )
                 conn.execute(sql, list(_serialize(v) for v in value.values()))
 
diff --git a/test/test_PersistantState.py b/test/test_PersistantState.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2148bbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_PersistantState.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from hexlib.db import PersistentState
+
+
+class TestPersistentState(TestCase):
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        os.remove("state.db")
+
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        os.remove("state.db")
+
+    def test_get_set(self):
+        s = PersistentState()
+
+        val = {"a": 1, "b": "2", "c": b'3', "d": 4.4}
+        s["a"]["1"] = val
+
+        val["id"] = "1"
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(val, s["a"]["1"])
+
+    def test_get_set_int_id(self):
+        s = PersistentState()
+
+        val = {"a": 1, "b": "2", "c": b'3', "d": 4.4}
+        s["a"][1] = val
+
+        val["id"] = 1
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(val, s["a"][1])