diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
index ea40eeb99f..e8136c6406 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenManager.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ void ScreenManager::SetFromNewScreen( Screen *pNewScreen, bool Stack )
 
 void ScreenManager::SetNewScreen( const CString &sScreenName )
 {
+	ASSERT( sScreenName != "" );
 	m_sDelayedScreen = sScreenName;
 
 	/* If we're not delaying screen loads, load it now.  Otherwise, we'll load