if (state == NULL)
         return MSOldCall(point, width, font, mode, spacing, emoji);
 
-    if (--state->count_ == 0)
+    if (state->count_ != 0 && --state->count_ == 0)
         stringDrawingState_ = state->next_;
     if (state->info_ == nil)
         return MSOldCall(point, width, font, mode, spacing, emoji);
     if (state == NULL)
         return MSOldCall(rect, font, mode, alignment, spacing, emoji, truncation);
 
-    if (--state->count_ == 0)
+    if (state->count_ != 0 && --state->count_ == 0)
         stringDrawingState_ = state->next_;
     if (state->info_ == nil)
         return MSOldCall(rect, font, mode, alignment, spacing, emoji, truncation);
     if (state == NULL)
         return MSOldCall(font, width, mode, spacing);
 
-    if (--state->count_ == 0)
+    if (state->count_ != 0 && --state->count_ == 0)
         stringDrawingState_ = state->next_;
     if (state->info_ == nil)
         return MSOldCall(font, width, mode, spacing);
     if (state == NULL)
         return MSOldCall(font);
 
-    if (--state->count_ == 0)
+    if (state->count_ != 0 && --state->count_ == 0)
         stringDrawingState_ = state->next_;
     if (state->info_ == nil)
         return MSOldCall(font);
     if ([self _imageClassForIcon:icon location:location] != $SBIconBadgeImage)
         return MSOldCall(icon, location);
 
-    WBStringDrawingState badgeState = {NULL, -1, @""
+    WBStringDrawingState badgeState = {NULL, 0, @""
     , @"BadgeStyle"};
 
     stringDrawingState_ = &badgeState;
 }
 
 MSInstanceMessageHook1(UIImage *, SBIconBadgeFactory, checkoutBadgeImageForText, NSString *, text) {
-    WBStringDrawingState badgeState = {NULL, -1, @""
+    WBStringDrawingState badgeState = {NULL, 0, @""
     , @"BadgeStyle"};
 
     stringDrawingState_ = &badgeState;