diff --git a/src/courtroom.cpp b/src/courtroom.cpp
index 8223024..a0c7e2c 100644
--- a/src/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/src/courtroom.cpp
@@ -1238,6 +1238,8 @@ void Courtroom::update_character(int p_cid)
   current_char = f_char;
   current_side = ao_app->get_char_side(current_char);
 
+  set_text_color_dropdown();
+
   current_emote_page = 0;
   current_emote = 0;
 
@@ -1879,11 +1881,19 @@ void Courtroom::handle_chatmessage(QStringList *p_contents)
     ic_chatlog_history.removeFirst();
   }
 
-  append_ic_text(m_chatmessage[MESSAGE], f_showname, "", m_chatmessage[TEXT_COLOR].toInt());
-
   QString f_char = m_chatmessage[CHAR_NAME];
   QString f_custom_theme = ao_app->get_char_shouts(f_char);
 
+  // Load the colors in case it's using a custom chatbox with custom colors.
+  // Or reload the default ones in case it's not using custom colors
+  color_rgb_list.clear();
+  for (int c = 0; c < max_colors; ++c) {
+    QColor color = ao_app->get_chat_color("c" + QString::number(c), f_char);
+    color_rgb_list.append(color);
+  }
+
+  append_ic_text(m_chatmessage[MESSAGE], f_showname, "", m_chatmessage[TEXT_COLOR].toInt());
+
   // if an objection is used
   if (objection_mod <= 4 && objection_mod >= 1) {
     switch (objection_mod) {
diff --git a/src/text_file_functions.cpp b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
index 39754f3..4ceb29a 100644
--- a/src/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ QString AOApplication::get_tagged_stylesheet(QString target_tag, QString p_file)
 
 QString AOApplication::get_chat_markdown(QString p_identifier, QString p_chat)
 {
-  QString design_ini_path = get_base_path() + "misc/" + p_chat + "/config.ini";
+  QString design_ini_path = get_base_path() + "misc/" + get_chat(p_chat) + "/config.ini";
   QString default_path = get_base_path() + "misc/default/config.ini";
   QString f_result = read_design_ini(p_identifier, design_ini_path);
 
@@ -449,9 +449,9 @@ QColor AOApplication::get_chat_color(QString p_identifier, QString p_chat)
 {
   QColor return_color(255, 255, 255);
 
-  QString design_ini_path = get_base_path() + "misc/" + p_chat + "/config.ini";
+  QString design_ini_path = get_base_path() + "misc/" + get_chat(p_chat) + "/config.ini";
   QString default_path = get_base_path() + "misc/default/config.ini";
-  QString f_result = read_design_ini("c" + p_identifier, design_ini_path);
+  QString f_result = read_design_ini(p_identifier, design_ini_path);
 
   if (f_result == "") {
     f_result = read_design_ini(p_identifier, default_path);