diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index 9682d5127..e7a9613d5 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ public class Settings implements IConf
 		return kits.get(name.replace('.', '_').replace('/', '_'));
 	}
 
-	public ChatColor getOperatorColor()
+	public ChatColor getOperatorColor() throws Exception
 	{
 		String colorName = config.getString("ops-name-color", null);
 
 		if (colorName == null)
 			return ChatColor.RED;
 		if("none".equalsIgnoreCase(colorName) || colorName.isEmpty())
-			return ChatColor.WHITE;
+			throw new Exception();
 
 		try
 		{
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
index a6651770d..54a68f671 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
@@ -244,7 +244,13 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo
 		}
 		if (isOp())
 		{
-			nickname = ess.getSettings().getOperatorColor().toString() + nickname + "§f";
+			try
+			{
+				nickname = ess.getSettings().getOperatorColor().toString() + nickname + "§f";
+			}
+			catch(Exception e)
+			{
+			}
 		}
 		return nickname;
 	}