diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plGImage/plFont.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plGImage/plFont.cpp
index ef5a20bc..92349444 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plGImage/plFont.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plGImage/plFont.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,9 @@ void	plFont::IRenderString( plMipmap *mip, UInt16 x, UInt16 y, const wchar_t *st
 	{
 		plCharacter& ch = fCharacters[(UInt16)L' ' - fFirstChar];
 		if (fCharacters.Count() <= ((UInt16)string[0] - fFirstChar)) {
-			if (wctob(string[0]) != EOF)
-				ch = (fCharacters[(UInt16)wctob(string[0]) - fFirstChar]);
+			UInt16 w = wctob(string[0]);
+			if (w != EOF && (w - fFirstChar) <= fCharacters.Count())
+				ch = (fCharacters[w - fFirstChar]);
 		} else {
 			ch = (fCharacters[(UInt16)string[0] - fFirstChar]);
 		}
@@ -396,8 +397,9 @@ void	plFont::IRenderString( plMipmap *mip, UInt16 x, UInt16 y, const wchar_t *st
 		// calc the first character, so adjust so we make sure we don't underflow
 		plCharacter& ch = fCharacters[(UInt16)L' ' - fFirstChar];
 		if (fCharacters.Count() <= ((UInt16)string[0] - fFirstChar)) {
-			if (wctob(string[0]) != EOF)
-				ch = (fCharacters[(UInt16)wctob(string[0]) - fFirstChar]);
+			UInt16 w = wctob(string[0]);
+			if (w != EOF && (w - fFirstChar) <= fCharacters.Count())
+				ch = (fCharacters[w - fFirstChar]);
 		} else {
 			ch = (fCharacters[(UInt16)string[0] - fFirstChar]);
 		}
@@ -466,8 +468,9 @@ void	plFont::IRenderString( plMipmap *mip, UInt16 x, UInt16 y, const wchar_t *st
 				// handle invalid chars discretely
 				plCharacter* charToDraw = &(fCharacters[(UInt16)L' ' - fFirstChar]);
 				if (fCharacters.Count() <= ((UInt16)string[i] - fFirstChar)) {
-					if (wctob(string[i]) != EOF)
-						charToDraw = &(fCharacters[(UInt16)wctob(string[i]) - fFirstChar]);
+					UInt16 w = wctob(string[0]);
+					if (w != EOF && (w - fFirstChar) <= fCharacters.Count())
+						ch = (fCharacters[w - fFirstChar]);
 				} else {
 					charToDraw = &(fCharacters[(UInt16)string[i] - fFirstChar]);
 				}
@@ -602,8 +605,9 @@ void	plFont::IRenderString( plMipmap *mip, UInt16 x, UInt16 y, const wchar_t *st
 					
 					plCharacter& ch = fCharacters[(UInt16)L' ' - fFirstChar];
 					if (fCharacters.Count() <= ((UInt16)string[0] - fFirstChar)) {
-						if (wctob(string[0]) != EOF)
-							ch = (fCharacters[(UInt16)wctob(string[0]) - fFirstChar]);
+						UInt16 w = wctob(string[0]);
+						if (w != EOF && (w - fFirstChar) <= fCharacters.Count())
+							ch = (fCharacters[w - fFirstChar]);
 					} else {
 						ch = (fCharacters[(UInt16)string[0] - fFirstChar]);
 					}