diff --git a/src/js/control-view.js b/src/js/control-view.js
index 45599bf..aad62ef 100644
--- a/src/js/control-view.js
+++ b/src/js/control-view.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ module.exports = {
             return Math.min(1, p);
         },
         isMacrosPresent: function(val){
-            return this.config.macros[val].name=null;
+            return this.config.macros[val].name!="" || this.config.macros[val].gcode!="";
         },
     },
 
diff --git a/src/resources/config-template.json b/src/resources/config-template.json
index 75b1091..4fb6480 100644
--- a/src/resources/config-template.json
+++ b/src/resources/config-template.json
@@ -590,39 +590,39 @@
     "default":[
       { 
         "id" : 1,
-        "name" : null,
-        "color":null,
-        "gcode":null
+        "name" : "",
+        "color":"#d9d9d9",
+        "gcode":""
       },
       { 
         "id" : 2,
-        "name" : null,
-        "color":null,
-        "gcode":null
+        "name" : "",
+        "color":"#d9d9d9",
+        "gcode":""
       },
       { 
         "id" : 3,
-        "name" : null,
-        "color":null,
-        "gcode":null
+        "name" : "",
+        "color":"#d9d9d9",
+        "gcode":""
       },
       { 
         "id" : 4,
-        "name" : null,
-        "color":null,
-        "gcode":null
+        "name" : "",
+        "color":"#d9d9d9",
+        "gcode":""
       },
       { 
         "id" : 5,
-        "name" : null,
-        "color":null,
-        "gcode":null
+        "name" : "",
+        "color":"#d9d9d9",
+        "gcode":""
       },
       { 
         "id" : 6,
-        "name" : null,
-        "color":null,
-        "gcode":null
+        "name" : "",
+        "color":"#d9d9d9",
+        "gcode":""
       }
     ],
     "template": {
@@ -631,15 +631,15 @@
       },
       "name": {
         "type": "text",
-        "default": null
+        "default": ""
       },
       "color": {
         "type": "text",
-        "default":null
+        "default":""
       },
       "gcode": {
         "type": "text",
-        "default":null
+        "default":""
       }
     }
   },