diff --git a/nodes/hardware/76-blinkstick.js b/nodes/hardware/76-blinkstick.js
index 10eb9913c..bf5d72027 100644
--- a/nodes/hardware/76-blinkstick.js
+++ b/nodes/hardware/76-blinkstick.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Object.size = function(obj) {
 
 function BlinkStick(n) {
 	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
-	var p1 = /^\#[A-Za-z0-9]{6}$/
+	var p1 = /^\#[A-Fa-f0-9]{6}$/
 	var p2 = /[0-9]+,[0-9]+,[0-9]+/
 	this.led = blinkstick.findFirst(); // maybe try findAll() (one day)
 	var node = this;
@@ -33,21 +33,23 @@ function BlinkStick(n) {
 	this.on("input", function(msg) {
 		if (msg != null) {
 			if (Object.size(node.led) !== 0) {
-				if (p2.test(msg.payload)) {
-					var rgb = msg.payload.split(",");
-					node.led.setColor(parseInt(rgb[0])&255, parseInt(rgb[1])&255, parseInt(rgb[2])&255);
-				}
-				else {
-					try {
+				try {
+					if (p2.test(msg.payload)) {
+						var rgb = msg.payload.split(",");
+						node.led.setColor(parseInt(rgb[0])&255, parseInt(rgb[1])&255, parseInt(rgb[2])&255);
+					}
+					else {
 						node.led.setColor(msg.payload);
 					}
-					catch (err) {
-						node.warn("Incorrect format: "+msg.payload);
-					}
+				}
+				catch (err) {
+					node.warn("BlinkStick missing ?");
+					node.led = blinkstick.findFirst();
 				}
 			}
 			else {
 				node.warn("No BlinkStick found");
+				node.led = blinkstick.findFirst();
 			}
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/nodes/hardware/77-blink1.js b/nodes/hardware/77-blink1.js
index 95257c211..236683ed9 100644
--- a/nodes/hardware/77-blink1.js
+++ b/nodes/hardware/77-blink1.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function Blink1Node(n) {
 	var node = this;
 
 	try {
-		var p1 = /^\#[A-Za-z0-9]{6}$/
+		var p1 = /^\#[A-Fa-f0-9]{6}$/
 		var p2 = /[0-9]+,[0-9]+,[0-9]+/
 		this.on("input", function(msg) {
 			if (blink1) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function Blink1Node(n) {
 		var blink1 = new Blink1.Blink1();
 	}
 	catch(e) {
-		node.error("no Blink1 found");
+		node.error("No Blink1 found");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/nodes/hardware/78-ledborg.js b/nodes/hardware/78-ledborg.js
index 6b117ee61..c738ffdc1 100644
--- a/nodes/hardware/78-ledborg.js
+++ b/nodes/hardware/78-ledborg.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ catch (err) { util.log("[77-ledborg.js] Error: PiBorg hardware : LedBorg not fou
 function LedBorgNode(n) {
 	RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
 	var p1 = /[0-2][0-2][0-2]/
-	var p2 = /^\#[A-Za-z0-9]{6}$/
+	var p2 = /^\#[A-Fa-f0-9]{6}$/
 	var node = this;
 
 	this.on("input", function(msg) {