diff --git a/stepmania/src/Font.cpp b/stepmania/src/Font.cpp
index c809f691f1..30a3079193 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Font.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Font.cpp
@@ -799,7 +799,13 @@ void Font::Load(const CString &sFontOrTextureFilePath, CString sChars)
 		split(imports, ",", ImportList, true);
 		for(unsigned i = 0; i < ImportList.size(); ++i)
 		{
-			CString path = THEME->GetPathToF( ImportList[i]);
+			CString path = THEME->GetPathToF( ImportList[i], true );
+			if( path == "" )
+			{
+				LOG->Warn("Font \"%s\" imports a font \"%s\" that doesn't exist", sFontOrTextureFilePath.c_str(), ImportList[i].c_str());
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			Font subfont;
 			subfont.Load(path, "");
 			MergeFont(subfont);