diff --git a/ASCII/plugin.py b/ASCII/plugin.py
index 233744b..a0191f2 100644
--- a/ASCII/plugin.py
+++ b/ASCII/plugin.py
@@ -619,9 +619,16 @@ class ASCII(callbacks.Plugin):
                     color = self.getAverageC(colormap[j][i].tolist(), speed)
                     old_color = color
                     if 'bg' not in optlist:
-                        aimg[j] += "\x03{0}{1}".format(int(color), gsval)
+                        if gsval.isdigit():
+                            aimg[j] += "\x03{0}{1}".format(color, gsval)
+                        else:
+                            aimg[j] += "\x03{0}{1}".format(int(color), gsval)
                     else:
-                        aimg[j] += "\x03{0},{1}{2}".format(int(color), int(bg), gsval)
+                        if gsval.isdigit():
+                            newbg = "{:02d}".format(int(bg))
+                            aimg[j] += "\x03{0},{1}{2}".format(int(color), newbg, gsval)
+                        else:
+                            aimg[j] += "\x03{0},{1}{2}".format(int(color), int(bg), gsval)
                 elif 'nocolor' not in optlist and gsval != ' ':
                     color = self.getAverageC(colormap[j][i].tolist(), speed)
                     if color != old_color: