diff --git a/src/DataViews/GrampletView.py b/src/DataViews/GrampletView.py
index 78df29be7..92dd7bb5b 100644
--- a/src/DataViews/GrampletView.py
+++ b/src/DataViews/GrampletView.py
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ class GuiGramplet:
         while i < len(text):
             if ord(text[i]) > 126:
                 t = 0
-                while ord(text[i]) > 126:
+                while ord(text[i]) > 126 and i < len(text):
                     i += 1
                     t += 1
                 r += t/2