diff --git a/src/saveload/town_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/town_sl.cpp
--- a/src/saveload/town_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/town_sl.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static void Load_TOWN()
 			SlObject(&t->received[i], _town_received_desc);
 		}
 
-		if (t->townnamegrfid == 0 && !IsInsideMM(t->townnametype, SPECSTR_TOWNNAME_START, SPECSTR_TOWNNAME_LAST + 1) && GetStringTab(t->townnametype) != 15) {
+		if (t->townnamegrfid == 0 && !IsInsideMM(t->townnametype, SPECSTR_TOWNNAME_START, SPECSTR_TOWNNAME_LAST + 1) && GetStringTab(t->townnametype) != TEXT_TAB_OLD_CUSTOM) {
 			SlErrorCorrupt("Invalid town name generator");
 		}