diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
index cfb503fc31..a424d4f68c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/movie/tasproj/TasStateManager.cs
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 			}
 
 			// Check if there are any branch states for the given frame.
-			if (!BranchStates.ContainsKey(frame) || BranchStates[frame] == null)
+			if (!BranchStates.ContainsKey(frame) || BranchStates[frame] == null || branchHash == -1)
 				return -2;
 
 			// Loop through branch states for the given frame.