diff --git a/src/g_level.h b/src/g_level.h
index 018737f09..2e8e8e4c5 100644
--- a/src/g_level.h
+++ b/src/g_level.h
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ struct level_info_t
 	TArray<FSpecialAction> specialactions;
 
 	TArray<FSoundID> PrecacheSounds;
-	TArray<FTextureID> PrecacheTextures;
+	TArray<FString> PrecacheTextures;
 
 	level_info_t() 
 	{ 
diff --git a/src/g_mapinfo.cpp b/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
index ac938797d..9dace3e23 100644
--- a/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/g_mapinfo.cpp
@@ -1077,15 +1077,8 @@ DEFINE_MAP_OPTION(PrecacheTextures, true)
 	do
 	{
 		parse.sc.MustGetString();
-		FTextureID tex = TexMan.CheckForTexture(parse.sc.String, FTexture::TEX_Wall, FTextureManager::TEXMAN_Overridable|FTextureManager::TEXMAN_TryAny|FTextureManager::TEXMAN_ReturnFirst);
-		if (!tex.isValid())
-		{
-			parse.sc.ScriptMessage("Unknown texture \"%s\"", parse.sc.String);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			info->PrecacheTextures.Push(tex);
-		}
+		//the texture manager is not initialized here so all we can do is store the texture's name.
+		info->PrecacheTextures.Push(parse.sc.String);
 	} while (parse.sc.CheckString(","));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp b/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
index 83eda0bb6..3de5016fd 100644
--- a/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/textures/texturemanager.cpp
@@ -1248,7 +1248,8 @@ void FTextureManager::PrecacheLevel (void)
 
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < level.info->PrecacheTextures.Size(); i++)
 	{
-		hitlist[level.info->PrecacheTextures[i].GetIndex()] |= FTextureManager::HIT_Wall;
+		FTextureID tex = TexMan.CheckForTexture(level.info->PrecacheTextures[i], FTexture::TEX_Wall, FTextureManager::TEXMAN_Overridable|FTextureManager::TEXMAN_TryAny|FTextureManager::TEXMAN_ReturnFirst);
+		if (tex.Exists()) hitlist[tex.GetIndex()] |= FTextureManager::HIT_Wall;
 	}
 
 	for (int i = cnt - 1; i >= 0; i--)