diff --git a/hmmlib2/hmmlib.h b/hmmlib2/hmmlib.h
index b35c77f..eee625a 100644
--- a/hmmlib2/hmmlib.h
+++ b/hmmlib2/hmmlib.h
@@ -696,6 +696,13 @@ static void _hmml_parse_timestamps(struct _hmml_parser* p)
             }
         }
 
+        for(size_t i = 0; i < ts.reference_count; ++i) {
+            HMML_Reference* ref = ts.references + i;
+            if(ref->offset > text_len) {
+                ref->offset = text_len;
+            }
+        }
+
         _hmml_persist_array(p, &p->out.timestamps, &p->out.timestamp_count, ts);
     }
 }
@@ -813,7 +820,7 @@ void hmml_free(HMML_Output* out)
 }
 
 const struct HMML_Version hmml_version = {
-    2, 0, 11
+    2, 0, 12
 };
 
 #undef HSTX