diff --git a/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp b/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
index 91641d6a9b..fdd2bf60fa 100644
--- a/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
+++ b/src/intermission/intermission_parse.cpp
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ FName FMapInfoParser::ParseEndGame()
 		else if (sc.Compare("cast"))
 		{
 			newSeq.EndType = END_Cast;
+			if (newSeq.PicName.IsEmpty()) newSeq.PicName = "$bgcastcall";
 		}
 		else if (sc.Compare("music"))
 		{
@@ -687,6 +688,7 @@ FName FMapInfoParser::ParseEndGame()
 	action->mBackground = newSeq.PicName;
 	action->mMusic = newSeq.Music;
 	action->mMusicLooping = newSeq.MusicLooping;
+	desc->mActions.Push(action);
 
 	FString seq;
 	seq.Format("@EndSequence_%d_", generated++);