diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/TAStudioLuaLibrary.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/TAStudioLuaLibrary.cs
index cd648ad6c1..864c3a460d 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/TAStudioLuaLibrary.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/TAStudioLuaLibrary.cs
@@ -447,9 +447,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		[LuaMethod(
 			name: "getmarker",
 			description: "Returns the label of the marker on the given frame."
-				+ " If that frame doesn't have a marker (or TAStudio isn't running), returns an empty string."
+				+ " If that frame doesn't have a marker (or TAStudio isn't running), returns nil."
 				+ " If branchIndex is specified, searches the markers in that branch instead.")]
-		public string GetMarker(int frame, int? branchIndex = null)
+		public string/*?*/ GetMarker(int frame, int? branchIndex = null)
 		{
 			if (Engaged())
 			{
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				}
 			}
 
-			return "";
+			return null;
 		}
 
 		/// <remarks>assumes a TAStudio project is loaded</remarks>