diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
index 35b200bcc7..bcf70e678f 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/TAStudio.MenuItems.cs
@@ -788,10 +788,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				MainForm.FrameAdvance();
 
-				if (CurrentTasMovie.TasStateManager.HasState(Emulator.Frame))
+				byte[] greenZone = CurrentTasMovie.TasStateManager[Emulator.Frame];
+				if (greenZone.Length > 0)
 				{
 					byte[] state = StatableEmulator.CloneSavestate();
-					byte[] greenZone = CurrentTasMovie.TasStateManager[Emulator.Frame];
 
 					if (!state.SequenceEqual(greenZone))
 					{
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 								File.WriteAllBytes(path, greenZone);
 							}
 						}
+
 						return;
 					}