diff --git a/components/scrolltext/latest_stable/scrollingtext.pas b/components/scrolltext/latest_stable/scrollingtext.pas
index 3fbc9f7ce..4bc77b941 100644
--- a/components/scrolltext/latest_stable/scrollingtext.pas
+++ b/components/scrolltext/latest_stable/scrollingtext.pas
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ begin
     Brush.Style := bsSolid;
     FillRect(0, 0, Width, Height);
   end;
+  
   if (fTextSource = stTextfile) then
     if FileExists('scrolling.txt') then
     begin
@@ -204,9 +205,7 @@ begin
     begin
       // Finally, test of a .lrs resource
       r := LazarusResources.Find(fResourceName);
-      if r = nil then
-        raise Exception.CreateFmt('Resource ''%s'' is missing',[fResourceName])
-      else
+      if r <> nil then
       begin
         fLines.Clear;
         fLines.Add(r.Value);