diff --git a/etc/inc/authgui.inc b/etc/inc/authgui.inc
index b78a6caafd..27e4c88b5c 100644
--- a/etc/inc/authgui.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/authgui.inc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ function display_login_form() {
 
 /* Check against locally configured IP addresses, which will catch when someone 
    port forwards WebGUI access from WAN to an internal IP on the router. */
-global $FilterIflist;
+global $FilterIflist, $nifty_background;
 $local_ip = false;
 if(strstr($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'], ":")) {
 	$http_host_port = explode(":", $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']);
diff --git a/usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc b/usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc
index 8680c97753..11253121d9 100755
--- a/usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc
+++ b/usr/local/www/guiconfig.inc
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ function print_info_box_np($msg, $name="apply",$value="Apply changes") {
 	global $g, $nifty_redbox, $nifty_blackbox, $nifty_background;
 
 	// Set the Nifty background color if one is not set already (defaults to white)
-	if(!$nifty_background)
+	if($nifty_background == "")
 		$nifty_background = "#FFF";
 
 	if(stristr($msg, "apply") != false || stristr($msg, "save") != false || stristr($msg, "create") != false) {
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ function print_info_box_np($msg, $name="apply",$value="Apply changes") {
 	</table>
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 		NiftyCheck();
-		Rounded("div#redbox","all","#{$nifty_background}","{$nifty_redbox}","smooth");
-		Rounded("td#blackbox","all","#{$nifty_background}","{$nifty_blackbox}","smooth");
+		Rounded("div#redbox","all","{$nifty_background}","{$nifty_redbox}","smooth");
+		Rounded("td#blackbox","all","{$nifty_background}","{$nifty_blackbox}","smooth");
 	</script>
 EOFnp;