diff --git a/src/Song.cpp b/src/Song.cpp
index 1e737ef182..3aaeee24ac 100644
--- a/src/Song.cpp
+++ b/src/Song.cpp
@@ -1499,7 +1499,14 @@ public:
 	static int GetSongDir( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ lua_pushstring(L, p->GetSongDir() ); return 1; }
 	static int GetMusicPath( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ RString s = p->GetMusicPath(); if( s.empty() ) return 0; lua_pushstring(L, s); return 1; }
 	static int GetBannerPath( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ RString s = p->GetBannerPath(); if( s.empty() ) return 0; LuaHelpers::Push(L, s); return 1; }
-	static int GetBackgroundPath( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ RString s = p->GetBackgroundPath(); if( s.empty() ) return 0; lua_pushstring(L, s); return 1; }
+	static int GetBackgroundPath( T* p, lua_State *L )
+	{
+		RString s = p->GetBackgroundPath();
+		if( s.empty() ) 
+			s = ""; 
+		lua_pushstring(L, s); 
+		return 1; 
+	}
 	static int GetCDTitlePath( T* p, lua_State *L )		{ RString s = p->GetCDTitlePath(); if( s.empty() ) return 0; LuaHelpers::Push(L, s); return 1; }
 	static int GetLyricsPath( T* p, lua_State *L )	{ RString s = p->GetLyricsPath(); if( s.empty() ) return 0; lua_pushstring(L, s); return 1; }
 	static int GetSongFilePath(  T* p, lua_State *L )	{ lua_pushstring(L, p->GetSongFilePath() ); return 1; }