diff --git a/src/story_gui.cpp b/src/story_gui.cpp
--- a/src/story_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/story_gui.cpp
@@ -367,9 +367,10 @@ protected:
 	 * @param width Width of the region available for drawing.
 	 * @param line_height Height of one line of text.
 	 * @param action_sprite The sprite to draw.
+	 * @param string_id The string id to draw.
 	 * @return the number of lines.
 	 */
-	void DrawActionElement(int &y_offset, int width, int line_height, SpriteID action_sprite) const
+	void DrawActionElement(int &y_offset, int width, int line_height, SpriteID action_sprite, StringID string_id = STR_JUST_RAW_STRING) const
 	{
 		Dimension sprite_dim = GetSpriteSize(action_sprite);
 		uint element_height = max(sprite_dim.height, (uint)line_height);
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ protected:
 		uint text_top = y_offset + (element_height - line_height) / 2;
 
 		DrawSprite(action_sprite, PAL_NONE, 0, sprite_top);
-		DrawString(sprite_dim.width + WD_FRAMETEXT_LEFT, width, text_top, STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, TC_BLACK);
+		DrawString(sprite_dim.width + WD_FRAMETEXT_LEFT, width, text_top, string_id, TC_BLACK);
 
 		y_offset += element_height;
 	}
@@ -523,12 +524,9 @@ public:
 
 				case SPET_GOAL: {
 					Goal *g = Goal::Get((GoalID) pe->referenced_id);
-					if (g != NULL) {
-						SetDParamStr(0, g->text);
-						DrawActionElement(y_offset, right - x, line_height, GetPageElementSprite(*pe));
-					} else {
-						y_offset += line_height;
-					}
+					StringID string_id = g == NULL ? STR_STORY_BOOK_INVALID_GOAL_REF : STR_JUST_RAW_STRING;
+					if (g != NULL) SetDParamStr(0, g->text);
+					DrawActionElement(y_offset, right - x, line_height, GetPageElementSprite(*pe), string_id);
 					break;
 				}