diff --git a/blocks.js b/blocks.js
index 06862baf..5d24a47e 100644
--- a/blocks.js
+++ b/blocks.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ CustomCommandBlockMorph*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.blocks = '2017-February-02';
+modules.blocks = '2017-February-07';
 
 var SyntaxElementMorph;
 var BlockMorph;
@@ -2276,6 +2276,10 @@ BlockMorph.prototype.setSpec = function (spec, silently) {
             inputIdx += 1;
         }
         part = myself.labelPart(word);
+        if (isNil(part)) {
+            // console.log('could not create label part', word);
+            return;
+        }
         myself.add(part);
         if (!(part instanceof CommandSlotMorph ||
                 part instanceof StringMorph)) {
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index e2267ef7..ff93df94 100755
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -3354,3 +3354,7 @@ Fixes:
 ------
 * Objects, BYOB: highly experimental custom block inheritance, under construction…
 * Blocks: fixed #1650
+
+170207
+------
+* Blocks: catch block label part issues, prevent palette from not showing