diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Summary
 
 Custom Property Pane pain resolved (whew), color palette generator inspired by [Jhey](https://codepen.io/jh3y/pen/rNjbmBQ?editors=0011).
-Built it to get an understanding of [Property Pane Portal](https://www.npmjs.com/package/property-pane-portal) and cuz I to build in a dynamic palette generator/css reader for my web parts.
+Built it to get an understanding of [Property Pane Portal](https://www.npmjs.com/package/property-pane-portal) and cuz I want to eventually build in a dynamic palette generator/css reader for my web parts.
 
 ## Used SharePoint Framework Version
 
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ Version|Date|Comments
 
 Next step is see if I can make prism work with it (as per inspiring example), and then to have the generated colors applied to web part elements.
 
-[picture of the solution in action, if possible]
+![property pane view](images/palettePickerWebPart.gif)
+![after save and refresh](images/palettePickerWebPartAfterSaveAndRefresh.gif)
 
 This web part illustrates the following concepts:
 
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ea21eacf2..f363be337 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2377,6 +2377,16 @@
         "msal": "1.4.13",
         "msalLegacy": "npm:msal@1.4.12",
         "tslib": "~1.10.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "msalLegacy": {
+          "version": "npm:msal@1.4.12",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/msal/-/msal-1.4.12.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-gjupwQ6nvNL6mZkl5NIXyUmZhTiEMRu5giNdgHMh8l5EPOnV2Xj6nukY1NIxFacSTkEYUSDB47Pej9GxDYf+1w==",
+          "requires": {
+            "tslib": "^1.9.3"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "@microsoft/sp-loader": {
@@ -14453,14 +14463,6 @@
         "tslib": "^1.9.3"
       }
     },
-    "msalLegacy": {
-      "version": "npm:msal@1.4.12",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/msal/-/msal-1.4.12.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gjupwQ6nvNL6mZkl5NIXyUmZhTiEMRu5giNdgHMh8l5EPOnV2Xj6nukY1NIxFacSTkEYUSDB47Pej9GxDYf+1w==",
-      "requires": {
-        "tslib": "^1.9.3"
-      }
-    },
     "multicast-dns": {
       "version": "6.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/multicast-dns/-/multicast-dns-6.2.3.tgz",
diff --git a/src/webparts/palettePicker/PalettePickerWebPart.tsx b/src/webparts/palettePicker/PalettePickerWebPart.tsx
index d557b465d..b4c7a0e93 100644
--- a/src/webparts/palettePicker/PalettePickerWebPart.tsx
+++ b/src/webparts/palettePicker/PalettePickerWebPart.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default class PalettePickerWebPart extends BaseClientSideWebPart<IPalette
     const ppProps = {
       cssObjectText: this.properties["cssObjectText"],
       context: this.context,
-      cssObject: JSON.parse(this.properties["cssObjectText"]),
+      cssObject: this.properties["cssObjectText"] != undefined ? JSON.parse(this.properties["cssObjectText"]) : {},
       fontColor: this.properties.fontColor
     }