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diff --git a/src/jalview/datamodel/Sequence.java b/src/jalview/datamodel/Sequence.java
index 7b05649..3ea510b 100755
--- a/src/jalview/datamodel/Sequence.java
+++ b/src/jalview/datamodel/Sequence.java
@@ -611,17 +611,15 @@ public class Sequence extends ASequence implements SequenceI
   }
 
   /**
-   * DOCUMENT ME!
-   * 
-   * @param i
-   *          DOCUMENT ME!
+   * Returns the character of the aligned sequence at the given position (base
+   * zero), or space if the position is not within the sequence's bounds
    * 
-   * @return DOCUMENT ME!
+   * @return
    */
   @Override
   public char getCharAt(int i)
   {
-    if (i < sequence.length)
+    if (i >= 0 && i < sequence.length)
     {
       return sequence[i];
     }