diff --git a/js/ColorModule.js b/js/ColorModule.js
index 35ebb05..cbf5fe1 100644
--- a/js/ColorModule.js
+++ b/js/ColorModule.js
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ const ColorModule = (() => {
      */
     function createColorPalette(paletteColors) {
         //remove current palette
-        while (colorsMenu.childCount > 0)
-            colorsMenu.children[0].parentElement.remove();
+        while (colorsMenu.childElementCount > 1)
+            colorsMenu.children[0].remove();
 
         var lightestColor = new Color("hex", '#000000');
         var darkestColor = new Color("hex", '#ffffff');
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ const ColorModule = (() => {
                     if (!isPixelEmpty(imageData[j])) {
                         let color = imageData[j]+','+imageData[j + 1]+','+imageData[j + 2];
 
-                        if (!colors[color]) {
+                        if (!colors[color] && imageData[j + 3] != 0) {
                             colors[color] = new Color("rgb", imageData[j], imageData[j + 1], imageData[j + 2]).rgb;
 
                             //don't allow more than 256 colors to be added
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ const ColorModule = (() => {
             }
         }
 
+        console.log("palette");
+
         //create palette from colors array
         createColorPalette(colorPaletteArray);
     }
diff --git a/js/FileManager.js b/js/FileManager.js
index c3582b9..194654c 100644
--- a/js/FileManager.js
+++ b/js/FileManager.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// TODO: the button to load a palette disappeared for some reason, should add it back
-
 const FileManager = (() => {
 
     // Binding the browse holder change event to file loading
@@ -109,9 +107,8 @@ const FileManager = (() => {
         // Getting the extension
         let extension = (fileName.substring(fileName.lastIndexOf('.')+1, fileName.length) || fileName).toLowerCase();
 
-        // I didn't write this check and I have no idea what it does
         if (browseHolder.files && browseHolder.files[0]) {
-            // Btw, checking if the extension is supported
+            // Checking if the extension is supported
             if (extension == 'png' || extension == 'gif' || extension == 'lpe') {
                 // If it's a Lospec Pixel Editor tm file, I load the project
                 if (extension == 'lpe') {
@@ -130,12 +127,14 @@ const FileManager = (() => {
     function openFile() {
         //load file
         var fileReader = new FileReader();
+
         fileReader.onload = function(e) {
             var img = new Image();
+
             img.onload = function() {
                 //create a new pixel with the images dimentions
-                EditorState.switchMode('Advanced');
                 Startup.newPixel(this.width, this.height);
+                EditorState.switchMode('Advanced');
 
                 //draw the image onto the canvas
                 currentLayer.context.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
diff --git a/js/checkCompatibilityPixelEditor.js b/js/checkCompatibilityPixelEditor.js
index b440d25..f4463fa 100644
--- a/js/checkCompatibilityPixelEditor.js
+++ b/js/checkCompatibilityPixelEditor.js
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@ if (
 	(!bowser.mobile && !bowser.tablet)
 )
 	console.log("compatibility check passed");
-
-
 //show warning
 else document.getElementById("compatibility-warning").style.visibility = "visible";