if (_session && (prop = node.property ("playhead"))) {
framepos_t pos;
sscanf (prop->value().c_str(), "%" PRIi64, &pos);
- playhead_cursor->set_position (pos);
+ if (pos >= 0) {
+ playhead_cursor->set_position (pos);
+ } else {
+ warning << _("Playhead position stored with a negative value - ignored (use zero instead)") << endmsg;
+ playhead_cursor->set_position (0);
+ }
} else {
playhead_cursor->set_position (0);
}