diff --git a/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiGlobals.py b/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiGlobals.py
index c60d8b31fe..f4bb23ac4e 100644
--- a/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiGlobals.py
+++ b/direct/src/gui/DirectGuiGlobals.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def setDefaultFontFunc(newFontFunc):
 def getDefaultDialogGeom():
     global defaultDialogGeom
     if defaultDialogGeom == None:
-        defaultDialogGeom = loader.loadModel('models/gui/dialog_box_gui')
+        defaultDialogGeom = loader.loadModel('models/gui/dialog_box_gui', okMissing = True)
     return defaultDialogGeom
 
 def setDefaultDialogGeom(newDialogGeom):