diff --git a/texthook/engine/engine.cc b/texthook/engine/engine.cc
index 385a156b..c4bd6c24 100644
--- a/texthook/engine/engine.cc
+++ b/texthook/engine/engine.cc
@@ -8211,6 +8211,8 @@ bool InsertPensilHook()
   for (DWORD i = processStartAddress; i < processStopAddress - 4; i++)
     if (*(DWORD *)i == 0x6381) // cmp *,8163
       if (DWORD j = SafeFindEntryAligned(i, 0x100)) {
+		// Artikash 7/20/2019: I don't understand how or why this is possible, but I found a game that by default has copy on write memory for its .text section
+		VirtualProtect((void*)j, 1, PAGE_EXECUTE_READ, DUMMY);
         HookParam hp = {};
         hp.address = j;
         hp.offset = 8;