diff --git a/src/scripts/nogame.lua b/src/scripts/nogame.lua
index d92aa7e8c..b8abf9bfb 100644
--- a/src/scripts/nogame.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/nogame.lua
@@ -867,11 +867,13 @@ function love.nogame()
 				local c = str:sub(i, i)
 				if c ~= " " then
 					local piece = self.pieces[idx + i]
-					piece.quad = GLYPHS[c]
-					piece.r = 0
-					piece.rv = 0
-					piece.color.prev = INITIAL_TEXT_COLOR
-					piece.color.next = INITIAL_TEXT_COLOR
+					if piece then
+						piece.quad = GLYPHS[c]
+						piece.r = 0
+						piece.rv = 0
+						piece.color.prev = INITIAL_TEXT_COLOR
+						piece.color.next = INITIAL_TEXT_COLOR
+					end
 				end
 			end
 		end
diff --git a/src/scripts/nogame.lua.h b/src/scripts/nogame.lua.h
index 49cff317b..2bf56175e 100644
--- a/src/scripts/nogame.lua.h
+++ b/src/scripts/nogame.lua.h
@@ -3434,16 +3434,18 @@ const unsigned char nogame_lua[] =
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