diff --git a/UnityTweakTool/elements/colorchooser.py b/UnityTweakTool/elements/colorchooser.py
index 694cf3a..7cab856 100644
--- a/UnityTweakTool/elements/colorchooser.py
+++ b/UnityTweakTool/elements/colorchooser.py
@@ -45,23 +45,31 @@ def __init__(self,controlObj):
         self.path       = controlObj['path']
         self.key        = controlObj['key']
         self.type       = 'string'
-        self.usealpha   = controlObj['usealpha']
-        assert gsettings.is_valid(
-            schema=self.schema,
-            path=self.path,
-            key=self.key
-            )
+        self.disabled   = False
+        try:
+            assert gsettings.is_valid(
+                schema=self.schema,
+                path=self.path,
+                key=self.key
+                )
+        except AssertionError as e:
+            self.disabled = True
         self.color=Gdk.RGBA()
         logger.debug('Initialised a colorchooser with id {self.id} to control key {self.key} of type {self.type} in schema {self.schema} with path {self.path}'.format(self=self))
 
     def register(self,handler):
         ''' register handler on a handler object '''
+        if self.disabled:
+            return
         handler['on_%s_color_set'%self.id]=self.handler
         logger.debug('Handler for {self.id} registered'.format(self=self))
 
     def refresh(self):
         ''' Refresh UI reading from backend '''
         logger.debug('Refreshing UI display for {self.id}'.format(self=self))
+        if self.disabled:
+            self.ui.set_sensitive(False)
+            return
         color = gsettings.get(
                 schema=self.schema,
                 path  =self.path,
@@ -77,15 +85,17 @@ def refresh(self):
         colorspec='rgba(%s,%s,%s,%f)'%components
         valid = Gdk.RGBA.parse(self.color,colorspec)
         if valid:
-            self.ui.set_color(self.color)
+            self.ui.set_rgba(self.color)
 
     def get_color(self):
         self.ui.get_rgba(self.color)
-        return '#{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}'.format(*[round(x*255) for x in [c.red, c.green, c.blue, c.alpha]])
+        return '#{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}{:02x}'.format(*[round(x*255) for x in [self.color.red, self.color.green, self.color.blue, self.color.alpha]])
         logger.debug('Getting color for {self.id}'.format(self=self))
 
     def handler(self,*args,**kwargs):
         ''' handle toggle signals '''
+        if self.disabled:
+            return
         gsettings.set(
             schema=self.schema,
             path=self.path,
diff --git a/UnityTweakTool/section/sphagetti/unity.py b/UnityTweakTool/section/sphagetti/unity.py
index 4f6af80..75ff0cc 100644
--- a/UnityTweakTool/section/sphagetti/unity.py
+++ b/UnityTweakTool/section/sphagetti/unity.py
@@ -211,10 +211,6 @@ def on_radio_launcher_color_cus_toggled(self, widget, udata = None):
             self.ui.unsensitize(dependants)
             gsettings.unityshell.set_string('background-color', colorhash[:-2]+'00')
 
-    def on_color_launcher_color_cus_color_set(self, widget, udata = None):
-        color = self.ui['color_launcher_color_cus'].get_color()
-        colorhash = gsettings.color_to_hash(color)
-        gsettings.unityshell.set_string('background-color', colorhash)
 
     def on_sw_show_desktop_active_notify(self, widget, udata = None):
         fav = gsettings.launcher.get_strv('favorites')
diff --git a/UnityTweakTool/section/unity.py b/UnityTweakTool/section/unity.py
index 23e7d9e..4a110ea 100644
--- a/UnityTweakTool/section/unity.py
+++ b/UnityTweakTool/section/unity.py
@@ -190,15 +190,14 @@
 # TODO: Yet to be fully implemented
 # TypeError: argument color: Expected Gdk.Color, but got gi.overrides.Gdk.RGBA
 
-# color_launcher_color_cus=ColorChooser({
-#     'id'      : 'color_launcher_color_cus',
-#     'builder' : Unity.builder,
-#     'schema'  : 'org.compiz.unityshell',
-#     'path'    : '/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/',
-#     'key'     : 'background-color',
-#     'type'    : 'string',
-#     'usealpha': 'gdkcolor'
-# })
+color_launcher_color_cus=ColorChooser({
+     'id'      : 'color_launcher_color_cus',
+     'builder' : Unity.builder,
+     'schema'  : 'org.compiz.unityshell',
+     'path'    : '/org/compiz/profiles/unity/plugins/unityshell/',
+     'key'     : 'background-color',
+     'type'    : 'string',
+ })
 
 
 sc_reveal_sensitivity=Scale({
@@ -224,9 +223,9 @@
                    cbox_urgent_animation,
                    cbox_launch_animation,
                    cbox_launcher_icon_colouring,
-                   spin_launcher_icon_size]) #,
+                   spin_launcher_icon_size,
                  #  sc_reveal_sensitivity,
-                 #  color_launcher_color_cus])
+                   color_launcher_color_cus])
 
 #=============== DASH ==========================