diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index 5963049c48..952491d561 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleBGChangeChoice( BGChangeChoice c, const vector<int> &iAns
 	case global_movie_song_group_and_genre:
 		{
 			BGChangeChoice row1 = (BGChangeChoice)(file1_song_bganimation + iAnswers[file1_type]);
-			newChange.m_def.m_sFile1 = g_BackgroundChange.rows[row1].choices[iAnswers[row1]];
+			newChange.m_def.m_sFile1 = g_BackgroundChange.rows[row1].choices.empty() ? "" : g_BackgroundChange.rows[row1].choices[iAnswers[row1]];
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleBGChangeChoice( BGChangeChoice c, const vector<int> &iAns
 	case global_movie_song_group_and_genre:
 		{
 			BGChangeChoice row2 = (BGChangeChoice)(file2_song_bganimation + iAnswers[file2_type]);
-			newChange.m_def.m_sFile2 = g_BackgroundChange.rows[row2].choices[iAnswers[row2]];
+			newChange.m_def.m_sFile2 = g_BackgroundChange.rows[row2].choices.empty() ? "" : g_BackgroundChange.rows[row2].choices[iAnswers[row2]];
 		}
 		break;
 	}