diff --git a/source/code/sago/SagoTextField.cpp b/source/code/sago/SagoTextField.cpp
index a6c795b..7add13a 100644
--- a/source/code/sago/SagoTextField.cpp
+++ b/source/code/sago/SagoTextField.cpp
@@ -84,13 +84,19 @@ SagoTextField::SagoTextField(SagoTextField&& o) noexcept {
 }
 
 SagoTextField& SagoTextField::operator=(const SagoTextField& base) {
-	data = base.data;
-	//Copy all data but do not reuse the cache as it would result in a double free
-	data->outlineTextSurface = nullptr;
-	data->outlineTexture = nullptr;
-	data->textSurface = nullptr;
-	data->texture = nullptr;
-	return *this;
+	data = new SagoTextFieldData();
+	try {
+		*data = *(base.data);
+		//Copy all data but do not reuse the cache as it would result in a double free
+		data->outlineTextSurface = nullptr;
+		data->outlineTexture = nullptr;
+		data->textSurface = nullptr;
+		data->texture = nullptr;
+		return *this;
+	} catch (...) {
+		delete data;
+		throw;
+	}
 }
 
 SagoTextField::~SagoTextField() {