diff --git a/src/src/app/services/app.service.ts b/src/src/app/services/app.service.ts
index 6cb8183d..e947291d 100644
--- a/src/src/app/services/app.service.ts
+++ b/src/src/app/services/app.service.ts
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ export class AppService extends createStateService(reducer, initialState) {
 
         // get the verses requested.
         const tvs = chapters[j].vss.length;
-        if (end === 0) {
+        if (end === 0 || end > tvs) {
           end = tvs;
         }