diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 11be9609..7ba70be0 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -5000,7 +5000,11 @@ void drawFlashes() {
   for(int k=0; k<size(flashes); k++) {
     flashdata& f = flashes[k];
     transmatrix V;
-    try { V = gmatrix.at(f.where); } catch(out_of_range) { continue; }    
+    try { V = gmatrix.at(f.where); } catch(out_of_range) { 
+      f = flashes[size(flashes)-1];
+      flashes.pop_back(); k--;
+      continue; 
+      }
     int tim = ticks - f.t;
     
     bool kill = tim > f.size;