diff --git a/game/Game_local.cpp b/game/Game_local.cpp
index f2d30ef..5edccb8 100644
--- a/game/Game_local.cpp
+++ b/game/Game_local.cpp
@@ -3835,15 +3835,17 @@ void idGameLocal::ProjectDecal( const idVec3 &origin, const idVec3 &dir, float d
 		idVec3(  1.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f )
 	};
 
-	if ( !g_decals.GetBool() ) {
-		return;
-	}
-
 	// DG: with size 0 we get trouble in functions called from this,
 	//     and it's harder to figure out the cause there
 	//     so just catch this here (so please fix the caller to make sure it doesn't happen)
 	assert(size > 0.0f);
 
+	if ( !g_decals.GetBool() || size <= 0.0f ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+
+
 	// randomly rotate the decal winding
 	idMath::SinCos16( ( angle ) ? angle : random.RandomFloat() * idMath::TWO_PI, s, c );