diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/exhumed/ui/sbar.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/exhumed/ui/sbar.zs
index 05c8580d6..5816dc918 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/exhumed/ui/sbar.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/exhumed/ui/sbar.zs
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ class ExhumedStatusBar : RazeStatusBar
 		
 		SetMagicFrame(pp);
 		
-		stats.armoricons.Push(GetStatusSequenceName(nItemSeq, nItemFrame));
+		if (nItemSeq >= 0) stats.armoricons.Push(GetStatusSequenceName(nItemSeq, nItemFrame));
 		stats.armorvalues.Push(pp.nMagic / 10);
 
 		if (pp.isUnderwater())