diff --git a/lib/parser.rb b/lib/parser.rb
index 24341d0..c3a718d 100644
--- a/lib/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/parser.rb
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ def parse
         @start = Timestamp.new $1
         @end = Timestamp.new $2
         @style = Hash[$3.strip.split(" ").map{|s| s.split(":").map(&:strip) }]
+      else
+        return
       end
       @text = lines[1..-1].join("\n")
     end
diff --git a/tests/parser.rb b/tests/parser.rb
index 381a800..3d2ee71 100644
--- a/tests/parser.rb
+++ b/tests/parser.rb
@@ -210,4 +210,10 @@ def test_invalid_cue
     webvtt = WebVTT.convert_from_srt("tests/subtitles/invalid_cue.srt")
     assert_equal 1, webvtt.cues.size
   end
+
+  def test_invalid_cue_time
+    cue_string = open("tests/subtitles/invalid_cue_time.srt").read
+    cue = WebVTT::Cue.parse(cue_string)
+    assert_nil cue.text
+  end
 end
diff --git a/tests/subtitles/invalid_cue_time.srt b/tests/subtitles/invalid_cue_time.srt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..620142c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/subtitles/invalid_cue_time.srt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+9999
+00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00
+<font color="#ffff00" size=14>www.tvsubtitles.net</font>