diff --git a/src/net/hoo2/auth/labyrinth/Common.java b/src/net/hoo2/auth/labyrinth/Common.java
index 673f757..794aec6 100644
--- a/src/net/hoo2/auth/labyrinth/Common.java
+++ b/src/net/hoo2/auth/labyrinth/Common.java
@@ -172,12 +172,9 @@ class Range {
     * @return  The first item of the range or Const.noTileId if there is none.
     */
    int get () {
-      try {
+      if (!numbers.isEmpty())
          return numbers.remove(0);
-      }
-      catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
-         return Const.noTileId;
-      }
+      return Const.noTileId;
    }
 
    /** @name protected data types */