diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 5f26ae6..87ee235 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -1625,15 +1625,20 @@ String WiFiManager::getParamOut(){
     bool tok_c = HTTP_PARAM_temp.indexOf(FPSTR(T_c)) > 0;
 
     char valLength[5];
-    // add the extra parameters to the form
+
     for (int i = 0; i < _paramsCount; i++) {
-      if (_params[i] == NULL || _params[i]->_length == 0) {
+      Serial.println((String)_params[i]->_length);
+      if (_params[i] == NULL || _params[i]->_length == 0 || _params[i]->_length > 99999) {
+        // try to detect param scope issues, doesnt always catch but works ok
         #ifdef WM_DEBUG_LEVEL
         DEBUG_WM(DEBUG_ERROR,F("[ERROR] WiFiManagerParameter is out of scope"));
         #endif
-        break;
+        return "";
       }
+    }
 
+    // add the extra parameters to the form
+    for (int i = 0; i < _paramsCount; i++) {
      // label before or after, @todo this could be done via floats or CSS and eliminated
      String pitem;
       switch (_params[i]->getLabelPlacement()) {