diff --git a/gba/s3m2gbt/s3m2gbt.py b/gba/s3m2gbt/s3m2gbt.py
index d7c9995..631ce5e 100755
--- a/gba/s3m2gbt/s3m2gbt.py
+++ b/gba/s3m2gbt/s3m2gbt.py
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ def __init__(self, header, channel, note, instrument, volume,
 class S3MFilePattern(S3MFormatReader):
 
     def __init__(self, data, offset):
+
+        # Check if we have asked to generate an empty pattern
+        if data == None:
+            cell = S3MFilePatternCell(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+            self.cells = []
+            for i in range(0, 64):
+                self.cells.append(cell)
+            return
+
         self.data = data
         self.read_ptr = offset
 
@@ -241,7 +250,8 @@ def __init__(self, data):
             if offset != 0:
                 self.patterns[i] = S3MFilePattern(self.data, offset)
             else:
-                raise S3MFormatError(f"Empty pattern: {i}")
+                # A NULL pointer means that the pattern is empty
+                self.patterns[i] = S3MFilePattern(None, 0)
 
         # The file data is no longer needed