diff --git a/include/PICA/shader.hpp b/include/PICA/shader.hpp
index 5b05e0b7..a9216b17 100644
--- a/include/PICA/shader.hpp
+++ b/include/PICA/shader.hpp
@@ -256,8 +256,10 @@ class PICAShader {
 
 	void uploadFloatUniform(u32 word) {
 		floatUniformBuffer[floatUniformWordCount++] = word;
-		if (floatUniformIndex >= 96) {
-			Helpers::panic("[PICA] Tried to write float uniform %d", floatUniformIndex);
+		// Check if the program tries to upload to a non-existent uniform, and empty the queue without writing in that case
+		if (floatUniformIndex >= 96) [[unlikely]] {
+			floatUniformWordCount = 0;
+			return;
 		}
 
 		if ((f32UniformTransfer && floatUniformWordCount >= 4) || (!f32UniformTransfer && floatUniformWordCount >= 3)) {