diff --git a/HiddenGameplayOptions/lib/keybinding.tph b/HiddenGameplayOptions/lib/keybinding.tph
index 91881f7..0aa3059 100644
--- a/HiddenGameplayOptions/lib/keybinding.tph
+++ b/HiddenGameplayOptions/lib/keybinding.tph
@@ -116,22 +116,29 @@ BEGIN
     BUT_ONLY IF_EXISTS
 
     ACTION_PHP_EACH clabs AS clab => _ BEGIN
-      COPY_EXISTING ~%clab%.2DA~ ~override~
-        COUNT_2DA_COLS num_cols
-        READ_2DA_ENTRIES_NOW table num_cols
-        FOR (row = 0; row < table; ++row) BEGIN
-          FOR (col = 0; col < num_cols; ++col) BEGIN
-            READ_2DA_ENTRY_FORMER table row col value
-            PATCH_IF (~%value%~ STRING_MATCHES_REGEXP ~GA_%prefix%[1-9][0-9][0-9]~ = 0) BEGIN
-              LPF SUBSTRING INT_VAR start = 3 length = 7 STR_VAR string = EVAL ~%value%~ RET substring END
-              TO_UPPER ~substring~
-              PATCH_IF (FILE_EXISTS_IN_GAME ~%substring%.SPL~) BEGIN
-                SET $entries(~%substring%~) = "-1"
+      WITH_SCOPE BEGIN
+        COPY_EXISTING ~%clab%.2DA~ ~override~
+          COUNT_2DA_COLS num_cols
+          READ_2DA_ENTRIES_NOW clab_table num_cols
+          FOR (row = 0; row < clab_table; ++row) BEGIN
+            FOR (col = 0; col < num_cols; ++col) BEGIN
+              PATCH_IF (VARIABLE_IS_SET $clab_table(~%row%~ ~%col%~)) BEGIN
+                READ_2DA_ENTRY_FORMER clab_table row col value
+                PATCH_IF (~%value%~ STRING_MATCHES_REGEXP ~GA_%prefix%[1-9][0-9][0-9]~ = 0) BEGIN
+                  LPF SUBSTRING INT_VAR start = 3 length = 7 STR_VAR string = EVAL ~%value%~ RET substring END
+                  TO_UPPER ~substring~
+                  PATCH_IF (FILE_EXISTS_IN_GAME ~%substring%.SPL~) BEGIN
+                    SET $entries(~%substring%~) = "-1"
+                  END
+                END
+              END ELSE BEGIN
+                PATCH_WARN ~WARNING: [%SOURCE_FILE%] Unexpected number of columns in row %row% (expected: %num_cols%, found: %col%)~
+                SET col = num_cols
               END
             END
           END
-        END
-      BUT_ONLY IF_EXISTS
+        BUT_ONLY IF_EXISTS
+      END
     END
 
     // collecting spells from HLA tables
diff --git a/HiddenGameplayOptions/lib/lua_spells.tph b/HiddenGameplayOptions/lib/lua_spells.tph
index c33d526..f9b87a5 100644
--- a/HiddenGameplayOptions/lib/lua_spells.tph
+++ b/HiddenGameplayOptions/lib/lua_spells.tph
@@ -110,25 +110,32 @@ BUT_ONLY IF_EXISTS
 
 // Scanning CLABs for spells
 ACTION_PHP_EACH clab_list AS clab_res => _ BEGIN
-  COPY_EXISTING ~%clab_res%.2DA~ ~override~
-    COUNT_2DA_COLS num_cols
-    READ_2DA_ENTRIES_NOW clab_table 1
-    FOR (row = 3; row < clab_table; ++row) BEGIN
-      FOR (col = 1; col < num_cols; ++col) BEGIN
-        READ_2DA_ENTRY_FORMER clab_table row col value
-        PATCH_IF (~%value%~ STRING_MATCHES_REGEXP ~GA_.+~ = 0) BEGIN
-          INNER_PATCH_SAVE resref ~%value%~ BEGIN REPLACE_TEXTUALLY ~GA_~ ~~ END
-          TO_UPPER ~resref~
-          LPF VALIDATE_SPL STR_VAR resref RET valid type name END
-          PATCH_IF (valid) BEGIN
-            SET $spells(~%resref%~) = 1
-            SET $spell_types(~%resref%~) = type
-            SPRINT $spell_names(~%resref%~) ~%name%~
+  WITH_SCOPE BEGIN
+    COPY_EXISTING ~%clab_res%.2DA~ ~override~
+      COUNT_2DA_COLS num_cols
+      READ_2DA_ENTRIES_NOW clab_table 1
+      FOR (row = 3; row < clab_table; ++row) BEGIN
+        FOR (col = 1; col < num_cols; ++col) BEGIN
+          PATCH_IF (VARIABLE_IS_SET $clab_table(~%row%~ ~%col%~)) BEGIN
+            READ_2DA_ENTRY_FORMER clab_table row col value
+            PATCH_IF (~%value%~ STRING_MATCHES_REGEXP ~GA_.+~ = 0) BEGIN
+              INNER_PATCH_SAVE resref ~%value%~ BEGIN REPLACE_TEXTUALLY ~GA_~ ~~ END
+              TO_UPPER ~resref~
+              LPF VALIDATE_SPL STR_VAR resref RET valid type name END
+              PATCH_IF (valid) BEGIN
+                SET $spells(~%resref%~) = 1
+                SET $spell_types(~%resref%~) = type
+                SPRINT $spell_names(~%resref%~) ~%name%~
+              END
+            END
+          END ELSE BEGIN
+            PATCH_WARN ~WARNING: [%SOURCE_FILE%] Unexpected number of columns in row %row% (expected: %num_cols%, found: %col%)~
+            SET col = num_cols
           END
         END
       END
-    END
-  BUT_ONLY IF_EXISTS
+    BUT_ONLY IF_EXISTS
+  END
 END