diff --git a/tools/quake3/common/scriplib.c b/tools/quake3/common/scriplib.c
index acd8d5ad..d0e533cb 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/common/scriplib.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/common/scriplib.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ qboolean tokenready;                     // only qtrue if UnGetToken was just ca
  */
 void AddScriptToStack( const char *filename, int index ){
 	int size;
+	void* buffer;
 
 	script++;
 	if ( script == &scriptstack[MAX_INCLUDES] ) {
@@ -65,10 +66,11 @@ void AddScriptToStack( const char *filename, int index ){
 	}
 	strcpy( script->filename, ExpandPath( filename ) );
 
-	size = vfsLoadFile( script->filename, (void **)&script->buffer, index );
+	size = vfsLoadFile( script->filename, &buffer, index );
 
 	if ( size == -1 ) {
 		Sys_Printf( "Script file %s was not found\n", script->filename );
+		script--;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -78,11 +80,12 @@ void AddScriptToStack( const char *filename, int index ){
 		else{
 			Sys_Printf( "entering %s\n", script->filename );
 		}
-	}
 
-	script->line = 1;
-	script->script_p = script->buffer;
-	script->end_p = script->buffer + size;
+		script->buffer = buffer;
+		script->line = 1;
+		script->script_p = script->buffer;
+		script->end_p = script->buffer + size;
+	}
 }