diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plGImage/plFont.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plGImage/plFont.cpp
index f69a6045..b89020a5 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plGImage/plFont.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plGImage/plFont.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ 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)) {
-					UInt16 w = wctob(string[0]);
+					UInt16 w = wctob(string[i]);
 					if (w != EOF && (w - fFirstChar) <= fCharacters.Count())
 						charToDraw = &(fCharacters[w - fFirstChar]);
 				} else {
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ void	plFont::IRenderString( plMipmap *mip, UInt16 x, UInt16 y, const wchar_t *st
 				else if( ( fRenderInfo.fFlags & kRenderJustXMask ) == kRenderJustXForceLeft )
 				{
 					Int16 baseX = fRenderInfo.fX;
-					
+	
 					plCharacter& ch = fCharacters[(UInt16)L' ' - fFirstChar];
 					if (fCharacters.Count() <= ((UInt16)string[0] - fFirstChar)) {
 						UInt16 w = wctob(string[0]);