diff --git a/2024/call/call.html b/2024/call/call.html
index 3a9fc63..85d67c5 100644
--- a/2024/call/call.html
+++ b/2024/call/call.html
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 		var dropdown = dropdowns[random];
 		var random_option = Math.floor(Math.random() * dropdown.options.length);
 		dropdown.selectedIndex = random_option;
-		var color = "black"; // pickcolor(); // michael: 17 dec tho i liked the colors, i found myself not reading the lines... trying monochrome
+		var color = easteregg ? pickcolor() : "black"; // ; // michael: 17 dec tho i liked the colors, i found myself not reading the lines... trying monochrome
 		var backgroundcolor = pickcolor();
 		var font = pickfont();
 		dropdown.style.width = "auto";
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@
 	makedrop();
 
 	var checking = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-	if(checking.get('easteregg') == "true"){
+	var easteregg = (checking.get('easteregg') == "true");
+	if (easteregg){
 		alert("🪄 You found the secret treasure word🌟. Its called 'Special tissue'🤧! Please mention it in your application 🪄");
 	}
 	</script>
diff --git a/2024/call/index.html b/2024/call/index.html
index 3a9fc63..85d67c5 100644
--- a/2024/call/index.html
+++ b/2024/call/index.html
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 		var dropdown = dropdowns[random];
 		var random_option = Math.floor(Math.random() * dropdown.options.length);
 		dropdown.selectedIndex = random_option;
-		var color = "black"; // pickcolor(); // michael: 17 dec tho i liked the colors, i found myself not reading the lines... trying monochrome
+		var color = easteregg ? pickcolor() : "black"; // ; // michael: 17 dec tho i liked the colors, i found myself not reading the lines... trying monochrome
 		var backgroundcolor = pickcolor();
 		var font = pickfont();
 		dropdown.style.width = "auto";
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@
 	makedrop();
 
 	var checking = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
-	if(checking.get('easteregg') == "true"){
+	var easteregg = (checking.get('easteregg') == "true");
+	if (easteregg){
 		alert("🪄 You found the secret treasure word🌟. Its called 'Special tissue'🤧! Please mention it in your application 🪄");
 	}
 	</script>