diff --git a/docs/notework.txt b/docs/notework.txt
index b384ba4..14bc074 100644
--- a/docs/notework.txt
+++ b/docs/notework.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ ______________________________________________________________________
                Notes for GoldED+ 1.1.5, /snapshot/
 ______________________________________________________________________
 
+- Fixed crash on calling Externutil in empty area.
+
 - GoldED+ will now treat all unknown charsets to be equal to
   Xlatimport.
 
diff --git a/golded3/gedoit.cpp b/golded3/gedoit.cpp
index 9fc96fb..c659be0 100644
--- a/golded3/gedoit.cpp
+++ b/golded3/gedoit.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ void SaveLines(int mode, const char* savefile, GMsg* msg, int margin, bool clip)
       }
     }
 #else
+    msg->attr.tou1();
+    msg->TextToLines(margin);
+    msg->attr.tou0();
     TemplateToText(((mode == MODE_WRITE) and prnheader) ? ((prnheader & WRITE_ONLY_HEADER) ? MODE_HEADER : MODE_WRITEHEADER) : MODE_WRITE, msg, msg, AA->WTpl(), CurrArea);
     msg->attr.tou1();
     msg->TextToLines(margin);
diff --git a/golded3/geread.cpp b/golded3/geread.cpp
index 2842748..8a99d8d 100644
--- a/golded3/geread.cpp
+++ b/golded3/geread.cpp
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ int MsgIsTwit(GMsg* msg, bool& istwitto, bool& istwitsubj) {
 int LoadMessage(GMsg* msg, int margin) {
 
   GFTRK("LoadMessage");
-
   if(AA->LoadMsg(msg, AA->Msgn.CvtReln(AA->lastread()), margin)) {
 
     // Mark message as received, if it is for us