diff --git a/src/olympic/keel/include/keel/asset.hpp b/src/olympic/keel/include/keel/asset.hpp
index 6fbd5584..7142f660 100644
--- a/src/olympic/keel/include/keel/asset.hpp
+++ b/src/olympic/keel/include/keel/asset.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #include <ox/claw/claw.hpp>
 #include <ox/fs/fs.hpp>
 
+#include "validation.hpp"
+
 namespace keel {
 
 constexpr auto K1HdrSz = 40;
@@ -26,7 +28,9 @@ ox::Result<T> readAsset(ox::BufferView buff) noexcept {
 	if (!err) {
 		offset = K1HdrSz; // the size of K1 headers
 	}
-	return ox::readClaw<T>(buff + offset);
+	auto out = ox::readClaw<T>(buff + offset);
+	oxReturnError(out);
+	return ensureValid(out.value);
 }
 
 ox::Result<ox::ModelObject> readAsset(ox::TypeStore &ts, ox::BufferView buff) noexcept;