diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
index 935dbd7cfa..d37b87a734 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/DisplayManager/OSDManager.cs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 						//g.DrawString(GUITextList[x].Message, MessageFont, Color.Gray, posx + 1, posy + 1);
 
 						if (GUITextList[x].Alert)
-							g.DrawString(GUITextList[x].Message, MessageFont, FixedMessagesColor, posx, posy);
+							g.DrawString(GUITextList[x].Message, AlertFont, FixedMessagesColor, posx, posy);
 						else
 							g.DrawString(GUITextList[x].Message, MessageFont, GUITextList[x].ForeColor, posx, posy);
 					}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
index 5ba2264d59..8d2684154e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Lua/Libraries/EmuLuaLibrary.Gui.cs
@@ -125,17 +125,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			object forecolor = null, 
 			string anchor = null)
 		{
-			if (!alert)
+			if (forecolor == null)
 			{
-				if (forecolor == null)
-				{
-					forecolor = "white";
-				}
+				forecolor = "white";
+			}
 
-				if (background == null)
-				{
-					background = "black";
-				}
+			if (background == null)
+			{
+				background = "black";
 			}
 
 			var a = 0;