diff --git a/EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs b/EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs
index fe5a4fb..4cad540 100644
--- a/EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs
+++ b/EduNetworkBuilder/NetworkBuilder.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
 
             myNetwork.RegisterDisplayArea(pbNetworkView);
 
-            List<string> ColorNames = new List<string>() { "Black","White","Green","LightGreen","Blue","LightBlue","Grey","Brown","SaddleBrown" };
+            List<string> ColorNames = new List<string>() { "Black","White","Green","LightGreen","Blue","LightBlue","Grey","Brown","SaddleBrown", "Empty" };
             ColorNames.Sort();
             cbFillColor.Items.Clear();
             cbLineColor.Items.Clear();
@@ -1495,12 +1495,19 @@ namespace EduNetworkBuilder
                         //We just made a shape.
                         try
                         {
-                            Color FillColor = Color.FromName(cbFillColor.Text);
-                            Color LineColor = Color.FromName(cbLineColor.Text);
-                            NetShape NS = new NetShape(CurrentShape, selectbox,FillColor,LineColor);
+                            string fColor = cbFillColor.Text;
+                            string lColor = cbLineColor.Text;
+                            if (fColor == "") fColor = "Empty";
+                            if (lColor == "") lColor = "Empty";
+                            Color FillColor = Color.FromName(fColor);
+                            Color LineColor = Color.FromName(lColor);
+                            if (LineColor.Name != "Empty" || FillColor.Name != "Empty")
+                            {
+                                NetShape NS = new NetShape(CurrentShape, selectbox, FillColor, LineColor);
 
-                            myNetwork.AddShape(NS);
-                            UpdateForm();
+                                myNetwork.AddShape(NS);
+                                UpdateForm();
+                            }
                         }
                         catch
                         {