diff --git a/hyfetch/main.py b/hyfetch/main.py
index 41e16ac1..034d8c9e 100755
--- a/hyfetch/main.py
+++ b/hyfetch/main.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def select_lightness():
 
         # Random color schemes
         pis = list(range(len(_prs.unique_colors().colors)))
-        slots = list(set(re.findall('(?<=\\${c)[0-9](?=})', asc)))
+        slots = list(set(map(int, re.findall('(?<=\\${c)[0-9](?=})', asc))))
         while len(pis) < len(slots):
             pis += pis
         perm = {p[:len(slots)] for p in permutations(pis)}
diff --git a/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py b/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
index 2a17fedc..106edcf3 100644
--- a/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
+++ b/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ class ColorAlignment:
 
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, d: dict):
-        return from_dict(cls, d)
+        ca = from_dict(cls, d)
+        # Fixup: Keys must json serialize as str, so we convert them back to int.
+        ca.custom_colors = {int(k): v for k, v in ca.custom_colors.items()}
+        return ca
 
     def recolor_ascii(self, asc: str, preset: ColorProfile) -> str:
         """