diff --git a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Exporter.cpp b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Exporter.cpp
index 614ce763ce..18a6ae2f43 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Exporter.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/glTF2/glTF2Exporter.cpp
@@ -559,7 +559,11 @@ void glTF2Exporter::GetMatTex(const aiMaterial &mat, Ref<Texture> &texture, unsi
     aiString tex;
 
     // Read texcoord (UV map index)
-    mat.Get(AI_MATKEY_UVWSRC(tt, slot), texCoord);
+    // Note: must be an int to be successful.
+    int tmp = 0;
+    const auto ok = mat.Get(AI_MATKEY_UVWSRC(tt, slot), tmp);
+    if (ok == aiReturn_SUCCESS) texCoord = tmp;
+
 
     if (mat.Get(AI_MATKEY_TEXTURE(tt, slot), tex) == AI_SUCCESS) {
         std::string path = tex.C_Str();