diff --git a/Sources/VLLayout.cpp b/Sources/VLLayout.cpp
index b3859df..5e7f908 100644
--- a/Sources/VLLayout.cpp
+++ b/Sources/VLLayout.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static size_t NextBreak(const VLSong & song, size_t after=0)
 
 VLLayout::VLLayout(const VLSong & song, float width)
 {
-	size_t nextBreak = NextBreak(song);
+	size_t nextBreak = song.fMeasures.empty() ? 0 : NextBreak(song);
 	for (size_t meas = 0; meas<song.fMeasures.size(); ) {
 		push_back(VLSystemLayout(song.Properties(meas), width, nextBreak-meas));
 		meas += back().NumMeasures();
diff --git a/Sources/VLSheetView.mm b/Sources/VLSheetView.mm
index 5cd7801..c53d383 100644
--- a/Sources/VLSheetView.mm
+++ b/Sources/VLSheetView.mm
@@ -582,6 +582,9 @@ const char * sBreak[3] = {"", "\xE2\xA4\xBE", "\xE2\x8E\x98"};
 
 - (void)drawRect:(NSRect)rect
 {
+    if (![self song])
+        return;
+    
 	if (fNeedsRecalc || [self inLiveResize] || [self song]->CountMeasures() != fLastMeasures) {
 		[self recalculateDimensions];
 		rect = [self bounds];