diff --git a/hardware/blinkstick/76-blinkstick.html b/hardware/blinkstick/76-blinkstick.html
index de84b05d..959bfb75 100644
--- a/hardware/blinkstick/76-blinkstick.html
+++ b/hardware/blinkstick/76-blinkstick.html
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
-    <div class="form-tips">Expects a msg.payload with either hex "#rrggbb" or decimal "red,green,blue" string.</div>
-
-    </script>
+    <div class="form-tips">Expects a msg.payload with either hex "#rrggbb" or decimal "red,green,blue" string, or HTML color name.</div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="blinkstick">
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@
 { 'task': 'pulse', 'color': 'gree', 'duration': 500 }
 { 'task': 'morph', 'color': 'orange', 'duration': 500, 'steps': 20 }
 </pre>
-    <p>For more info see <i><a href="http://www.blinkstick.com/help/tutorials" target="_new">BlinkStick tutorials</a></i> 
+    <p>For more info see <i><a href="http://www.blinkstick.com/help/tutorials" target="_new">BlinkStick tutorials</a></i>
         or the <i><a href="https://github.com/arvydas/blinkstick-node" target="_new">node module</a></i> documentation.</p>
 </script>
 
diff --git a/hardware/blinkstick/76-blinkstick.js b/hardware/blinkstick/76-blinkstick.js
index f5f6202b..54c1485e 100644
--- a/hardware/blinkstick/76-blinkstick.js
+++ b/hardware/blinkstick/76-blinkstick.js
@@ -165,7 +165,14 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     node.led.setColor(node.color, blinkstickAnimationComplete);
                 }
             } catch (err) {
-                node.warn("BlinkStick missing ? " + err);
+                if (err.toString().indexOf("setColor") !== -1) {
+                    node.led.setColour(node.color, blinkstickAnimationComplete);
+                    node.warn("Old version - please upgrade Blinkstick npm");
+                }
+                else {
+                    node.warn("BlinkStick missing ? " + err);
+                }
+                console.log(err);
                 //Reset animation
                 animationComplete = true;
                 //Clear color
@@ -233,7 +240,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
             if (Object.size(node.led) !== 0) {
                 //Close device and stop animations
-                this.led.close();
+                if (typeof this.led.close === "function") { this.led.close(); }
+                else { node.warn("Please upgrade blinkstick npm"); }
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/hardware/blinkstick/package.json b/hardware/blinkstick/package.json
index 11f08f66..7bc2b1ad 100644
--- a/hardware/blinkstick/package.json
+++ b/hardware/blinkstick/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-blinkstick",
-    "version"       : "0.1.0",
+    "version"       : "0.1.1",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to control a Blinkstick",
     "dependencies"  : {
         "blinkstick"   : "1.1.*"