diff --git a/gameview.py b/gameview.py
index c6d8b7d..b839659 100644
--- a/gameview.py
+++ b/gameview.py
@@ -3690,7 +3690,7 @@ class GUI(QtGui.QWidget):
             self.mChatMessage = mChatMessage
         
         newSide = self.mChatMessage[SIDE]
-        canSlide = self.slideAvailable and not wasZoom and int(self.mChatMessage[EMOTE_MOD]) < 5
+        canSlide = self.slideAvailable and not wasZoom and int(self.mChatMessage[EMOTE_MOD]) < 5 and self.mChatMessage[ANIM].strip() != ""
         
         if canSlide and self.mChatMessage[SLIDE] == "1" and self.slideLastPos and newSide != self.slideLastPos and newSide in ["def", "pro", "wit"]:
             self.startSlide(self.slideMap[self.slideLastPos][newSide])
@@ -4293,10 +4293,11 @@ class GUI(QtGui.QWidget):
     def populateSoundList(self):
         self.boxSounds.clear()
         self.boxSounds.addItem("Default")
-        with open("base/soundlist.ini") as f:
-            for sound in f.read().split("\n"):
-                if not sound: continue
-                self.boxSounds.addItem(sound.strip())
+        if exists("base/soundlist.ini"):
+            with open("base/soundlist.ini") as f:
+                for sound in f.read().split("\n"):
+                    if not sound: continue
+                    self.boxSounds.addItem(sound.strip())
 
     
     def playSfx(self):