diff --git a/src/windows/title_editor.py b/src/windows/title_editor.py
index 837f96e704..bb72d2961c 100644
--- a/src/windows/title_editor.py
+++ b/src/windows/title_editor.py
@@ -213,10 +213,11 @@ def txtLine_changed(self, txtWidget):
 
         # Update text values in the SVG
         for i, node in enumerate(self.tspan_nodes):
-            if len(node.childNodes) > 0 and i <= (len(text_list) - 1):
+            if i <= (len(text_list) - 1):
                 new_text_node = self.xmldoc.createTextNode(text_list[i])
-                old_text_node = node.childNodes[0]
-                node.removeChild(old_text_node)
+                if len(node.childNodes) > 0:
+                    old_text_node = node.childNodes[0]
+                    node.removeChild(old_text_node)
                 # add new text node
                 node.appendChild(new_text_node)
 
@@ -409,8 +410,9 @@ def load_svg_template(self, filename_field=None):
         title_text = []
         for i, node in enumerate(self.tspan_nodes):
             if len(node.childNodes) < 1:
-                continue
-            text = node.childNodes[0].data
+                text = ""
+            else:
+                text = node.childNodes[0].data
             title_text.append(text)
 
             # Create Label