diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 985c49c09..6e0f007fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
     Bug #5313: Node properties of identical type are not applied in the correct order
     Bug #5326: Formatting issues in the settings.cfg
     Bug #5328: Skills aren't properly reset for dead actors
+    Bug #5345: Dopey Necromancy does not work due to a missing quote
     Feature #1774: Handle AvoidNode
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
     Feature #3025: Analogue gamepad movement controls
diff --git a/components/compiler/scanner.cpp b/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
index 6d66b0493..83686e4c1 100644
--- a/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
+++ b/components/compiler/scanner.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ namespace Compiler
 
         if (!scanName (name))
             return false;
+        else if(name.empty())
+            return true;
 
         TokenLoc loc (mLoc);
         mLoc.mLiteral.clear();
@@ -368,6 +370,26 @@ namespace Compiler
                         mErrorHandler.warning ("string contains newline character, make sure that it is intended", mLoc);
                     else
                     {
+                        bool allWhitespace = true;
+                        for (size_t i = 1; i < name.size(); i++)
+                        {
+                            //ignore comments
+                            if (name[i] == ';')
+                                break;
+                            else if (name[i] != '\t' && name[i] != ' ' && name[i] != '\r')
+                            {
+                                allWhitespace = false;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if (allWhitespace)
+                        {
+                            name.clear();
+                            mLoc.mLiteral.clear();
+                            mErrorHandler.warning ("unterminated empty string", mLoc);
+                            return true;
+                        }
+
                         error = true;
                         mErrorHandler.error ("incomplete string or name", mLoc);
                         break;