diff --git a/src/engine/engine.cpp b/src/engine/engine.cpp
index 98cd8454c..905ba8aa5 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/engine.cpp
@@ -742,11 +742,9 @@ DivInstrument* DivEngine::getIns(int index, DivInstrumentType fallbackType) {
   if (index<0 || index>=song.insLen) {
     switch (fallbackType) {
       case DIV_INS_OPLL:
-        logV("returning the OPLL null instrument");
         return &song.nullInsOPLL;
         break;
       case DIV_INS_OPL:
-        logV("returning the OPL null instrument");
         return &song.nullInsOPL;
         break;
       default:
@@ -1310,8 +1308,19 @@ int DivEngine::addInstrument(int refChan) {
   BUSY_BEGIN;
   DivInstrument* ins=new DivInstrument;
   int insCount=(int)song.ins.size();
+  DivInstrumentType prefType=getPreferInsType(refChan);
+  switch (prefType) {
+    case DIV_INS_OPLL:
+      *ins=song.nullInsOPLL;
+      break;
+    case DIV_INS_OPL:
+      *ins=song.nullInsOPL;
+      break;
+    default:
+      break;
+  }
   ins->name=fmt::sprintf("Instrument %d",insCount);
-  ins->type=getPreferInsType(refChan);
+  ins->type=prefType;
   saveLock.lock();
   song.ins.push_back(ins);
   song.insLen=insCount+1;
diff --git a/src/engine/song.h b/src/engine/song.h
index 82d219338..20b17ae60 100644
--- a/src/engine/song.h
+++ b/src/engine/song.h
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ struct DivSong {
 
     nullInsOPLL.fm.opllPreset=7;
     nullInsOPLL.fm.op[1].tl=0;
+    nullInsOPLL.name="This is a bug! Report!";
 
     nullInsOPL.fm.alg=0;
     nullInsOPL.fm.fb=7;
@@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ struct DivSong {
     nullInsOPL.fm.op[1].dr=3;
     nullInsOPL.fm.op[1].rr=12;
     nullInsOPL.fm.op[1].mult=1;
+    nullInsOPL.name="This is a bug! Report!";
   }
 };