diff --git a/app/controllers/basil_controller.rb b/app/controllers/basil_controller.rb
index a7115012..ae80f46c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/basil_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/basil_controller.rb
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ class BasilController < ApplicationController
     ].map(&:name)
 
     @content_type = params[:content_type].try(:humanize) || 'Character'
-    if @content_type.nil? || !@enabled_content_types.include?(@content_type)
-      return raise "Invalid content type: #{params[:content_type]}"
-    end
+    if @content_type.present?
+      if !@enabled_content_types.include?(@content_type)
+        return raise "Invalid content type: #{params[:content_type]}"
+      end
 
-    @content = @current_user_content[@content_type].sort_by(&:name)
+      @content = @current_user_content[@content_type].sort_by(&:name)      
+    end
   end
 
   def content
diff --git a/app/views/basil/content.html.erb b/app/views/basil/content.html.erb
index 5af1460f..596039d9 100644
--- a/app/views/basil/content.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/basil/content.html.erb
@@ -54,13 +54,15 @@ function commission_basil(style) {
 
       <% if @relevant_fields.empty? %>
         <div class="red card-panel lighten-3">
-          Basil works best with guidance! Please fill out more fields for this page
+          <strong>Basil works best with guidance!</strong>
+          <br /><br />
+          Please <%= link_to 'fill out more fields', @content.edit_path %> for this page
           before requesting an image.
         </div>
       <% end %>
 
       <div>
-        <% if @can_request_another %>
+        <% if @can_request_another && @relevant_fields.any? %>
           <%= link_to 'Customize per-field importance', "javascript:var sliders = document.getElementsByClassName('js-importance-slider'); for(var i = 0; i < sliders.length; i++) sliders.item(i).classList.remove('hide')" %>
         <% end %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/basil/index.html.erb b/app/views/basil/index.html.erb
index b8e400fb..4e4ed0f0 100644
--- a/app/views/basil/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/basil/index.html.erb
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
       will be pulled from any answers you've given to relevant fields on their notebook page.
     </p>
     <p style="margin-left: 1rem">
-      <strong class="purple-text">NEW</strong>: You can also
-      <%= link_to 'help Basil get better by leaving feedback', basil_rating_queue_path %>.
+      You can also
+      <%= link_to 'help Basil get better by leaving feedback on your images', basil_rating_queue_path %>.
     </p>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
         <div class="<%= content_class_from_name(content_type).color %> white-text hoverable card-panel">
           <i class="material-icons left"><%= content_class_from_name(content_type).icon %></i>
           <%= content_type.pluralize %>
+          <% if @content_type == content_type %>
+            <i class="material-icons right">chevron_right</i>
+          <% end %>
         </div>
       <% end %>
     <% end %>