diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/includes/EntityConverter.cpp b/ReflexToQ3/includes/EntityConverter.cpp
index 42507ee..9993af5 100644
--- a/ReflexToQ3/includes/EntityConverter.cpp
+++ b/ReflexToQ3/includes/EntityConverter.cpp
@@ -315,13 +315,12 @@ EntityConverter::convertPlayerSpawn(const std::vector<std::string> &lines) const
 {
   std::vector<std::string> convertedLines;
   // Requires position coordinate 
-  std::string coords[3];
+  std::string coords[3] = {"0.0", "0.0", "0.0"};
   // Requires an angle, default to 0 degrees (floating point)
   std::string angle("0.0");
   // 1-2 for corresponding team, 0 for deathmatch spawn
   int team = 0; 
   std::string trash;
-  bool havePosition = false;
   bool isModeRace = ws_.cts;
   bool isModeCtf  = ws_.ctf;
   bool isModeTdm  = ws_.tdm;
@@ -329,10 +328,6 @@ EntityConverter::convertPlayerSpawn(const std::vector<std::string> &lines) const
   bool isModeDuel = ws_.duel;
   
 
-  if ( lines.size() < 2 ) {
-    throw std::runtime_error( 
-        makeErrorMessage( "error: PlayerSpawn entity requires at least 2 lines", lines ));
-  }
   
   for (int i = 1; i < lines.size(); i++) {
     std::string type = getAttributeType(lines[i]);
@@ -342,9 +337,8 @@ EntityConverter::convertPlayerSpawn(const std::vector<std::string> &lines) const
       if ( ! (iss >> trash >> trash >> 
               coords[0] >> coords[1] >> coords[2])) { 
         throw std::runtime_error( 
-            makeErrorMessage( "error: PlayerSpawn entity requires position coordinates", lines ));
+            makeErrorMessage( "error: PlayerSpawn entity must have valid position coordinates if specified", lines ));
       } 
-      havePosition = true;
     } 
     else if ( type == "angles" ) {
       std::istringstream iss(lines[i]);  
@@ -378,42 +372,37 @@ EntityConverter::convertPlayerSpawn(const std::vector<std::string> &lines) const
     }
   }
 
-  if ( havePosition ) {
-    if ( isModeCtf || isModeTdm || isModeFfa || isModeDuel ) {
-      switch (team) {
-        case 0:
-          convertedLines.push_back ( "\"classname\" \"info_player_deathmatch\"\n" );
-          break;
-        case 1:
-          convertedLines.push_back ( "\"classname\" \"info_player_team1\"\n" );
-          break;
-        case 2:
-          convertedLines.push_back ( "\"classname\" \"info_player_team2\"\n" );
-          break;
-      }
+  if ( isModeCtf || isModeTdm || isModeFfa || isModeDuel ) {
+    switch (team) {
+      case 0:
+        convertedLines.push_back ( "\"classname\" \"info_player_deathmatch\"\n" );
+        break;
+      case 1:
+        convertedLines.push_back ( "\"classname\" \"info_player_team1\"\n" );
+        break;
+      case 2:
+        convertedLines.push_back ( "\"classname\" \"info_player_team2\"\n" );
+        break;
     }
-    else {
-      convertedLines.push_back ( "\"classname\" \"info_player_race\"\n" );
-      // Reflex maps have only start and finish, point to start on spawn
-      convertedLines.push_back ( "\"target\" \"cp1\"\n" );
-      // Reflex maps are only cts, set spawn to cts-only type
-      convertedLines.push_back ( "\"race_place\" \"-1\"\n" );
-    }
-
-    std::stringstream positionStream;
-    // coordinates reordered to x, z, y
-    positionStream << "\"origin\" \"" << coords[0] << " " << coords[2] << " " <<
-      offset(coords[1], OFFSET_PLAYER) << "\"" << std::endl;
-    convertedLines.push_back ( positionStream.str() );
-    std::stringstream angleStream;
-    angleStream << "\"angle\" \"" << adjustAngleForHandedness(angle) << "\"" << std::endl;
-    convertedLines.push_back (angleStream.str() );
-    return convertedLines;
   }
   else {
-    throw std::runtime_error( 
-        makeErrorMessage( "error: PlayerSpawn entity requires position coordinates", lines ));
+    convertedLines.push_back ( "\"classname\" \"info_player_race\"\n" );
+    // Reflex maps have only start and finish, point to start on spawn
+    convertedLines.push_back ( "\"target\" \"cp1\"\n" );
+    // Reflex maps are only cts, set spawn to cts-only type
+    convertedLines.push_back ( "\"race_place\" \"-1\"\n" );
   }
+
+  std::stringstream positionStream;
+  // coordinates reordered to x, z, y
+  positionStream << "\"origin\" \"" << coords[0] << " " << coords[2] << " " <<
+    offset(coords[1], OFFSET_PLAYER) << "\"" << std::endl;
+  convertedLines.push_back ( positionStream.str() );
+  std::stringstream angleStream;
+  angleStream << "\"angle\" \"" << adjustAngleForHandedness(angle) << "\"" << std::endl;
+  convertedLines.push_back (angleStream.str() );
+  return convertedLines;
+
 }