diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
index 86295e3e82..acc220c751 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
@@ -430,19 +430,25 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         // Decode screenshot
         const std::vector<char>& data = mCurrentSlot->mProfile.mScreenshot;
-        Files::IMemStream instream (&data[0], data.size());
+        if (!data.size())
+        {
+            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Selected save file '" << mCurrentSlot->mPath.filename() << "' has no savegame screenshot";
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Files::IMemStream instream (data.data(), data.size());
 
         osgDB::ReaderWriter* readerwriter = osgDB::Registry::instance()->getReaderWriterForExtension("jpg");
         if (!readerwriter)
         {
-            Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: Can't open savegame screenshot, no jpg readerwriter found";
+            Log(Debug::Error) << "Can't open savegame screenshot, no jpg readerwriter found";
             return;
         }
 
         osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult result = readerwriter->readImage(instream);
         if (!result.success())
         {
-            Log(Debug::Error) << "Error: Failed to read savegame screenshot: " << result.message() << " code " << result.status();
+            Log(Debug::Error) << "Failed to read savegame screenshot: " << result.message() << " code " << result.status();
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/components/esm3/savedgame.cpp b/components/esm3/savedgame.cpp
index 69da8d087f..5286cda7df 100644
--- a/components/esm3/savedgame.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/savedgame.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void SavedGame::save (ESMWriter &esm) const
          esm.writeHNString ("DEPE", *iter);
 
     esm.startSubRecord("SCRN");
-    esm.write(&mScreenshot[0], mScreenshot.size());
+    esm.write(mScreenshot.data(), mScreenshot.size());
     esm.endRecord("SCRN");
 }