diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index c91bd3b..77afb2b 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -69,15 +69,11 @@ class Application(object):
             except:
                 color.default_color = False
 
-        # this is how we can change color settings
-        if curses.can_change_color():
-            #curses.init_color(curses.COLOR_YELLOW, 222, 400, 900)
-            #curses.init_color(curses.COLOR_GREEN, 222, 400, 900)
-            #curses.init_color(curses.COLOR_RED, 222, 400, 222)
-            pass
-        else:
-            #raise Exception("urk")
-            self.set_error("Dynamic color not available")
+        ## this is how we can change color settings
+        #if curses.can_change_color():
+        #    pass
+        #else:
+        #    self.set_error("Dynamic color not available")
         color.init()
 
         # initialize our modes
diff --git a/buffer/__init__.py b/buffer/__init__.py
index ab5a918..a51f976 100644
--- a/buffer/__init__.py
+++ b/buffer/__init__.py
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ class InterpreterBuffer(Buffer):
         env = dict(os.environ)
         env.update(self.get_env())
         f = open('/dev/null', 'w')
+        #f = open('pipe-errors', 'w')
         self.pipe = Popen(cmd, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=f, env=env)
         self.prompt = '***'
         self.clear()
@@ -496,10 +497,13 @@ class InterpreterBuffer(Buffer):
         self.pipe_read()
         return candidates
     def pipe_read_completions(self):
-        (typ_, value) = self.pipe_readline()
-        assert typ_ == 'COMPLETIONS', '%r %r' % (typ_, value)
-        candidates = [x for x in value.split('|') if x]
-        return candidates
+        try:
+            (typ_, value) = self.pipe_readline()
+            assert typ_ == 'COMPLETIONS', '%r %r' % (typ_, value)
+            candidates = [x for x in value.split('|') if x]
+            return candidates
+        except:
+            return []
     def clear(self):
         self.set_data('', force=True)
     def changed(self):
@@ -526,7 +530,8 @@ class IperlBuffer(InterpreterBuffer):
         else:
             return ('iperl', '-p')
     def get_env(self):
-        return {'PERL5LIB': self.application.config.get('perl.lib', '.')}
+        lib = ':'.join(self.application.config.get('perl.libs', []))
+        return {'PERL5LIB': lib}
     def readline_completions(self, x1, x2, line):
         self.pipe.stdin.write("READLINE:%d:%d:%s\n" % (x1, x2, line))
         self.pipe.stdin.flush()