diff --git a/fs_alternate_text.lua b/fs_alternate_text.lua
index b2d10da..97e2851 100644
--- a/fs_alternate_text.lua
+++ b/fs_alternate_text.lua
@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ yl_speak_up.show_colored_dialog_text = function(dialog, data, d_id, hypertext_po
 		color = "777777"
 		text = "[The NPC will end this conversation.]"
 	end
+	if(not(text)) then
+		text = "[ERROR: No text!]"
+	end
 	if(data and data.alternate_text and data.alternate_text ~= "") then
 		add_info_alternate_text = alternate_label_text
 		-- replace $TEXT$ with the normal dialog text and make the new text yellow