diff --git a/[core]/es_extended/server/classes/vehicle.lua b/[core]/es_extended/server/classes/vehicle.lua
index 486c096e..3cd8562d 100644
--- a/[core]/es_extended/server/classes/vehicle.lua
+++ b/[core]/es_extended/server/classes/vehicle.lua
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Core.vehicleClass = {
 		return obj
 	end,
 	getFromPlate = function(plate)
+		assert(type(plate) == "string", "Expected 'plate' to be a string")
+
 		if Core.vehicles[plate] then
 			local obj = table.clone(Core.vehicleClass)
 			obj.plate = plate
diff --git a/[core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua b/[core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua
index 90c5bc4f..f4894ff7 100644
--- a/[core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua
+++ b/[core]/es_extended/server/functions.lua
@@ -627,7 +627,5 @@ end
 ---@param plate string
 ---@return VehicleClass?
 function ESX.GetExtendedVehicleFromPlate(plate)
-    assert(type(plate) == "string", "Expected 'plate' to be a string")
-
    return Core.vehicleClass.getFromPlate(plate)
 end
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