diff --git a/IceElement.lua b/IceElement.lua
index f84624e..4089c3b 100644
--- a/IceElement.lua
+++ b/IceElement.lua
@@ -296,7 +296,12 @@ end
 
 function IceElement.prototype:GetClassColor(class)
 	class = string.upper(class)
-	return RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].r, RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].g, RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].b
+	if RAID_CLASS_COLORS and RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class] then
+		return RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].r, RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].g, RAID_CLASS_COLORS[class].b
+	else
+		-- crazy talk...who the crap wouldn't have a blizzard-defined global defined?
+		return 1,1,1
+	end
 end
 
 
diff --git a/IceHUD.lua b/IceHUD.lua
index 003462a..fee42ba 100644
--- a/IceHUD.lua
+++ b/IceHUD.lua
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ IceHUD.options =
 
 				alphaic = {
 					type = 'range',
-					name = 'Alpha IC',
+					name = 'Alpha in combat',
 					desc = 'Bar alpha In Combat',
 					get = function()
 						return IceHUD.IceCore:GetAlpha("IC")
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ IceHUD.options =
 
 				alphaooc = {
 					type = 'range',
-					name = 'Alpha OOC',
+					name = 'Alpha out of combat',
 					desc = 'Bar alpha Out Of Combat without target',
 					get = function()
 						return IceHUD.IceCore:GetAlpha("OOC")
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ IceHUD.options =
 
 				alphaicbg = {
 					type = 'range',
-					name = 'BG Alpha IC',
+					name = 'BG Alpha in combat',
 					desc = 'Background alpha for bars IC',
 					get = function()
 						return IceHUD.IceCore:GetAlphaBG("IC")
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ IceHUD.options =
 
 				alphaoocbg = {
 					type = 'range',
-					name = 'BG Alpha OOC',
+					name = 'BG Alpha out of combat',
 					desc = 'Background alpha for bars OOC without target',
 					get = function()
 						return IceHUD.IceCore:GetAlphaBG("OOC")