diff --git a/source/SongCore/Data/SongData.cs b/source/SongCore/Data/SongData.cs
index b4492e4..ef4396f 100644
--- a/source/SongCore/Data/SongData.cs
+++ b/source/SongCore/Data/SongData.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -121,8 +122,10 @@ public class MapColor
             public float r;
             public float g;
             public float b;
-            public float a;
 
+            [DefaultValue(1)]
+            [JsonProperty(DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Populate)]
+            public float a = 1f;
 
             public MapColor(float r, float g, float b, float a = 1f)
             {
diff --git a/source/SongCore/HarmonyPatches/CosmeticCharacteristicsPatches.cs b/source/SongCore/HarmonyPatches/CosmeticCharacteristicsPatches.cs
index fe958cd..3b953b2 100644
--- a/source/SongCore/HarmonyPatches/CosmeticCharacteristicsPatches.cs
+++ b/source/SongCore/HarmonyPatches/CosmeticCharacteristicsPatches.cs
@@ -95,20 +95,22 @@ internal class CosmeticCharacteristicsPatch
             //      public static OverrideClasses.CustomLevel previouslySelectedSong = null;
             private static void Postfix(IReadOnlyList<IDifficultyBeatmapSet> difficultyBeatmapSets, BeatmapCharacteristicSO selectedBeatmapCharacteristic, ref List<BeatmapCharacteristicSO> ____beatmapCharacteristics, ref IconSegmentedControl ____segmentedControl)
             {
-                if (!Plugin.Configuration.DisplayCustomCharacteristics)
-                    return;
-                var diffBeatmapLevel = difficultyBeatmapSets.FirstOrDefault().difficultyBeatmaps.FirstOrDefault().level;
-                var level = diffBeatmapLevel is CustomBeatmapLevel ? diffBeatmapLevel as CustomPreviewBeatmapLevel : null;
+                if (!Plugin.Configuration.DisplayCustomCharacteristics) return;
 
-                if (level == null)
-                    return;
+                var diffBeatmapSetsBeatmaps = difficultyBeatmapSets.FirstOrDefault().difficultyBeatmaps;
+                if (diffBeatmapSetsBeatmaps == null) return;
+                var diffBeatmapItem = diffBeatmapSetsBeatmaps.FirstOrDefault();
+                if (diffBeatmapItem == null) return;
+                var diffBeatmapLevel = diffBeatmapItem.level;
 
+                var level = diffBeatmapLevel is CustomBeatmapLevel ? diffBeatmapLevel as CustomPreviewBeatmapLevel : null;
+
+                if (level == null) return;
                 var songData = Collections.RetrieveExtraSongData(Hashing.GetCustomLevelHash(level));
-                if (songData == null)
-                    return;
-                if (songData._characteristicDetails == null)
-                    return;
 
+                if (songData == null) return;
+                if (songData._characteristicDetails == null) return;
+                if (____segmentedControl == null) return;
 
                 if (songData._characteristicDetails.Length > 0)
                 {
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ private static void Postfix(IReadOnlyList<IDifficultyBeatmapSet> difficultyBeatm
                         }
 
                         if (characteristic == selectedBeatmapCharacteristic)
-                        {
+                        { 
                             cell = i;
                         }
                         i++;
diff --git a/source/SongCore/manifest.json b/source/SongCore/manifest.json
index e8dba12..2e106b8 100644
--- a/source/SongCore/manifest.json
+++ b/source/SongCore/manifest.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "gameVersion": "1.31.0",
     "id": "SongCore",
     "name": "SongCore",
-    "version": "3.11.1",
+    "version": "3.11.2",
     "dependsOn": {
         "BSIPA": "^4.3.0",
         "BeatSaberMarkupLanguage": "^1.7.6",