diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 0506fcc..4f93ddd 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Configuration:
         self.strs: list = ['flow3r', '', 'noLang', '', '']
         self.size: int = 75
         self.font: int = 5
-        self.colour: int = 0 # (0.5, 0.5, 0.5) # index or tuple
+        self.colour: int = (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
         self.delay: int = 8
 
     @classmethod
@@ -43,22 +43,20 @@ class Configuration:
                 res.size = data["size"]
         if "font" in data and type(data["font"]) == int:
             res.font = data["font"]
-        if "color" in data:
-            if type(data["color"]) == int:
-                res.colour = data["color"]
-            if type(data["color"]) == str and len(data["color"]) == 7 and data["color"][0] == '#':
-                res.colour = (
-                    int(data["color"][1:3], 16)/256.0,
-                    int(data["color"][3:5], 16)/256.0,
-                    int(data["color"][5:], 16)/256.0
-                )
+        if "color" in data and type(data["color"]) == str and len(data["color"]) == 7 and data["color"][0] == '#':
+            res.colour = (
+                int(data["color"][1:3], 16)/256.0,
+                int(data["color"][3:5], 16)/256.0,
+                int(data["color"][5:], 16)/256.0
+            )
         return res
 
     def save(self, path: str) -> None:
+        colourstr: str = '#' + hex(int(255*self.colour[0]))[2:4] + hex(int(255*self.colour[1]))[2:4] + hex(int(255*self.colour[2]))[2:4]
         d = {
             "size": self.size,
             "font": self.font,
-            "color": self.colour if type(self.colour) == int else 0,
+            "color": colourstr,
             "delay": self.delay,
         }
         for i in range(len(self.hdrs)):
@@ -85,12 +83,8 @@ class SensibleNickApp(Application):
         self._en_iter_pressed = False
         self._filename = "/flash/nick.json"
         self._config = Configuration.load(self._filename)
-        self._colours: list = [GO_GREEN, PUSH_RED, WHITE]
-        if type(self._config.colour) == int:
-            self._en_colour = self._config.colour
-        else:
-            self._colours[2] = self._config.colour
-            self._en_colour = 2
+        self._colours: list = [GO_GREEN, PUSH_RED, self._config.colour]
+        self._en_colour = 2
         self.varprint: list(str) = [str for str in self._config.strs if len(str) > 0]
 
     def draw(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
diff --git a/flow3r.toml b/flow3r.toml
index 1e05f67..c0f1fdd 100644
--- a/flow3r.toml
+++ b/flow3r.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ author = "Anna_updn, Flow3r Badge Authors"
 license = "LGPL-3.0-only"
 url = "https://git.flow3r.garden/updn/sensiblenickapp"
 description = "A sensible nickname app using touch to show up to 5 strings with some quality of life features."
-version = 1
+version = 2