diff --git a/stepmania/src/Song.cpp b/stepmania/src/Song.cpp
index 4c784b5625..382216c2e9 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Song.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Song.cpp
@@ -1484,11 +1484,15 @@ CString Song::GetMusicPath() const
 
 CString Song::GetBannerPath() const
 {
+	if( m_sBannerFile == "" )
+		return "";
 	return m_sSongDir+m_sBannerFile;
 }
 
 CString Song::GetLyricsPath() const
 {
+	if( m_sLyricsFile == "" )
+		return "";
 	return m_sSongDir+m_sLyricsFile;
 }