diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 509a7f1e6..2d92bb478 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+01 Nov 1998
+- minor bugs fixed to handle unexpected or incomplete installations
+  and broken configuration scrips better.
 29 Oct 1998
 - sessions reactived
 - Session/Command menu additionally with Shift/Control+RightMouse
diff --git a/README.bugs b/README.bugs
index e6a4a5e66..bf6456d19 100644
--- a/README.bugs
+++ b/README.bugs
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ run under an X console. So rule number one is to check the "bug" with another
 X terminal to find out whether it is `konsole' specific or not.
 
 
+Installation problems:
+
+
+  Please note that running the linux application requieres that the linux16x8
+  font is installed on your system. Since i have a strong personal dislike of
+  requiering an installation to be run with root privileges, i've omitted this
+  step from the installation script. See README.linux.console for an
+  installation procedure that requiere root privileges. Alternativly, you can
+  try doing the same using xset(1x) only.
+
+
 Following a list of problems known with some applications:
 
 
diff --git a/src/main.C b/src/main.C
index 2b8a61002..f820c3ea7 100644
--- a/src/main.C
+++ b/src/main.C
@@ -573,8 +573,9 @@ void TEDemo::newSession(int i)
   QString txt = co->readEntry("Comment"); // not null
   int     fno = MIN(co->readUnsignedNumEntry("Font",se->fontNo()),6);
 
-  ColorSchema* schema = sch.isNull()?numb2schema.find(se->schemaNo()):path2schema.find(sch);
-  int schmno = schema->numb;
+  ColorSchema* schema = path2schema.find(sch);
+
+  int schmno = schema?schema->numb:se->schemaNo();
 
   if (emu.isEmpty()) emu = se->emuName();