diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/crushedpixel/replaymod/gui/elements/GuiTextArea.java b/src/main/java/eu/crushedpixel/replaymod/gui/elements/GuiTextArea.java
index e4d44756..fc2ed420 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/crushedpixel/replaymod/gui/elements/GuiTextArea.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/crushedpixel/replaymod/gui/elements/GuiTextArea.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class GuiTextArea extends Gui implements GuiElement {
             totalCharCount += line.length();
         }
 
-        if(totalCharCount-(getSelectedText().length()) >= maxCharCount) {
+        if(maxCharCount > 0 && totalCharCount-(getSelectedText().length()) >= maxCharCount) {
             return;
         }