diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index f3353fac8..1f079ca3e 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -1766,7 +1766,7 @@ pandora.getVideoOptions = function(data) {
     
     options.censored = canPlayVideo ? []
         : canPlayClips ? (
-            options.subtitlesLayer
+            options.subtitlesLayer && data.layers[options.subtitlesLayer].length
                 ? data.layers[options.subtitlesLayer].map(function(subtitle, i) {
                     return {
                         'in': i == 0 ? 0 : data.layers[options.subtitlesLayer][i - 1].out,