diff --git a/src/script/interpreter.cpp b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
index d742fb9eb..a71f55dd2 100644
--- a/src/script/interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/script/interpreter.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,8 @@ public:
                 itBegin = it;
             }
         }
-        s.write((char*)&itBegin[0], it-itBegin);
+        if (itBegin != scriptCode.end())
+            s.write((char*)&itBegin[0], it-itBegin);
     }
 
     /** Serialize an input of txTo */