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diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/HiddenSequences.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/HiddenSequences.java
index ed07290..c9dce08 100755
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/HiddenSequences.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/HiddenSequences.java
@@ -157,9 +157,10 @@ public class HiddenSequences
     int absAlignmentIndex = alignment.findIndex(sequence);
     int alignmentIndex = adjustForHiddenSeqs(absAlignmentIndex);
 
-    if (hiddenSequences[alignmentIndex] != null)
+    if (alignmentIndex < 0 || hiddenSequences[alignmentIndex] != null)
     {
       System.out.println("ERROR!!!!!!!!!!!");
+      return;
     }
 
     hiddenSequences[alignmentIndex] = sequence;
@@ -238,8 +239,8 @@ public class HiddenSequences
           }
           else
           {
-            System.out.println(seq.getName()
-                    + " has been deleted whilst hidden");
+            System.out.println(
+                    seq.getName() + " has been deleted whilst hidden");
           }
         }
       }
@@ -253,7 +254,8 @@ public class HiddenSequences
   }
 
   /**
-   * Convert absolute alignment index to visible alignment index
+   * Convert absolute alignment index to visible alignment index (or -1 if
+   * before the first visible sequence)
    * 
    * @param alignmentIndex
    * @return