diff --git a/byob.js b/byob.js
index 4cfbfe92..3ab344f4 100644
--- a/byob.js
+++ b/byob.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     written by Jens Mönig
     jens@moenig.org
 
-    Copyright (C) 2015 by Jens Mönig
+    Copyright (C) 2016 by Jens Mönig
 
     This file is part of Snap!.
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ SymbolMorph, isNil, CursorMorph, VariableFrame*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.byob = '2015-December-15';
+modules.byob = '2016-January-08';
 
 // Declarations
 
@@ -462,6 +462,11 @@ CustomCommandBlockMorph.prototype.refresh = function (silently) {
     // initialize block vars
     // to do: preserve values of unchanged variable names
     this.initializeVariables();
+
+    // make (double) sure I'm colored correctly
+    this.forceNormalColoring();
+    this.drawNew();
+    this.fixBlockColor(null, true);
 };
 
 CustomCommandBlockMorph.prototype.restoreInputs = function (oldInputs) {
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 83a820fc..6db8fee9 100755
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -2834,3 +2834,7 @@ end - bulk of 151215
 151223
 ------
 * Morphic: fixed #1083
+
+160108
+------
+* BYOB: fixed #1098