diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea79058..d7c4b9b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## 5.0.3 - 2024-09-23
+### Fixed
+- Undefined Array Key 0 Error in Craft 5.36 Colour Swatches 5.0.2 #133
+- Error occurs when entering colors directly in the CMS field #127
+
 ## 5.0.2 - 2024-03-08
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed the default fetch if the default isn't the first one in the config list
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e23fa31..c928ad8 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "craftpulse/craft-colour-swatches",
     "description": "Let clients choose from a predefined set of colours and utilise associated colour codes and class names in your templates.",
     "type": "craft-plugin",
-    "version": "5.0.2",
+    "version": "5.0.3",
     "keywords": [
         "craft",
         "cms",
diff --git a/src/fields/ColourSwatches.php b/src/fields/ColourSwatches.php
index 17033e5..2d4a12f 100644
--- a/src/fields/ColourSwatches.php
+++ b/src/fields/ColourSwatches.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 use craft\gql\TypeLoader;
 use craft\helpers\Json;
 
+use craft\services\Fields;
 use GraphQL\Type\Definition\ObjectType;
 use GraphQL\Type\Definition\ResolveInfo;
 use GraphQL\Type\Definition\Type;
@@ -108,6 +109,11 @@ public function rules(): array
         return array_merge($rules, [['options', 'each', 'rule' => ['required']], ]);
     }
 
+    public function beforeSave(bool $isNew): bool
+    {
+        $this->options = $this->settings['options'] ?? [];
+        return parent::beforeSave($isNew); // TODO: Change the autogenerated stub
+    }
 
     /**
      * @return array|string
@@ -125,7 +131,6 @@ public function getContentColumnType(): array|string
      */
     public function normalizeValue(mixed $value, ?ElementInterface $element = null): ?ColourSwatchesModel
     {
-        
         if ($value instanceof ColourSwatchesModel) {
             return $value;
         }
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@ public function normalizeValue(mixed $value, ?ElementInterface $element = null):
 
             // if useConfigFile is set, fetch the objects from that file
             if ($this->useConfigFile) {
+//
                 if (ColorSwatches::$plugin->settings->palettes[$this->palette] ?? false) {
                     // if the palette with the value exists, return this as the settings palette
                     $this->options = ColorSwatches::$plugin->settings->palettes[$this->palette];
@@ -203,7 +209,7 @@ public function serializeValue(mixed $value, ?ElementInterface $element = null):
                 $default = array_filter($settingsPalette, function($option) {return $option['default'] == true;});
 
                 if (!is_null($default) && count($default) > 0) {
-                    $this->default = $default[0]['label'];
+                    $this->default = array_values($default)[0]['label'];
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/models/Settings.php b/src/models/Settings.php
index 50bbed9..128519e 100644
--- a/src/models/Settings.php
+++ b/src/models/Settings.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Settings extends Model
     protected function defineRules(): array
     {
         return [
-            [['colors', 'palettes'], 'required'],
+//            [['colors', 'palettes'], 'required'],
             [['colors', 'palettes'], function ($attribute, $params) {
                 if (!is_array($this->colors)) {
                     $this->addError('colors', Craft::t('colour-swatches', 'colors is not array!'));
@@ -43,13 +43,16 @@ protected function defineRules(): array
             }],
             [['palettes'], 'filter', 'filter' => function ($palettes) {
                 foreach ($palettes as &$palette) {
-                    foreach ($palette as &$color) {
-                        if (is_string($color['color'])) {
-                            $color['color'] = json_decode($color['color'], true);
+                    if (!is_string($palette)) {
+                        foreach ($palette as &$color) {
+                            if (is_string($color['color'])) {
+                                $color['color'] = json_decode($color['color'], true);
+                            }
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        $palette = [];
                     }
                 }
-                
                 return $palettes;
             }]
         ];
diff --git a/src/templates/input.twig b/src/templates/input.twig
index 090ec85..58f68ef 100644
--- a/src/templates/input.twig
+++ b/src/templates/input.twig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 {#    : field.options %}#}
 
 {% if options|length == 0 %}
-    <p>{{ "The selected colour palette for this field isn\'t defined in the `colour-swatches.php` config file"|t('colour-swatches') }}</p>
+    <p>{{ "The selected colour palette for this field isn\'t defined in the `colour-swatches.php` config file or settings."|t('colour-swatches') }}</p>
 {% endif %}
 
 <div id="{{ id }}" class="color-swatches">