diff --git a/[gameplay]/playerblips/meta.xml b/[gameplay]/playerblips/meta.xml
index 8bcc5c690..86555142d 100644
--- a/[gameplay]/playerblips/meta.xml
+++ b/[gameplay]/playerblips/meta.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		/>
 		<setting
 			name="*blip_color"
-			value="[[0, 255, 0]]"
+			value="[[255, 255, 255]]"
 			friendlyname="Default blip color"
 			group="Color settings"
 			accept=""
diff --git a/[gameplay]/playerblips/server/main.lua b/[gameplay]/playerblips/server/main.lua
index 416ab62dd..5849c1c56 100644
--- a/[gameplay]/playerblips/server/main.lua
+++ b/[gameplay]/playerblips/server/main.lua
@@ -6,24 +6,45 @@ local color = get("*blip_color")
 local blipRange = get("*blip_range")
 local colors = {}
 local blips = {}
+local playerHasDefaultNametagColor
+local outputDebugStringTypePlayerColors = "playerColors"
+local outputDebugStringTypeUseTeamsAndNametagIsFalse = "useTeamsAndNametagsIsFalse"
 
 local function resourceStart()
 	for i, player in ipairs(Element.getAllByType("player")) do
 		createPlayerBlip(player)
 	end
 
-	local playercolorsResource = getResourceFromName("playercolors")
-	if playercolorsResource and getResourceState(playercolorsResource) ~= "running" and not useTeams then
-		outputDebugString("playerblips: playercolors resource not running; using blip_color. Restart this resource after starting playercolors.", 4, 255, 125, 0)
-		useNametags = false
+	if playerHasDefaultNametagColor and not useTeams then
+		local playercolorsResource = getResourceFromName("playercolors")
+		if not playercolorsResource then
+			giveOutputDebugStringOut("Install", outputDebugStringTypePlayerColors)
+		elseif playercolorsResource and getResourceState(playercolorsResource) ~= "running" then
+			giveOutputDebugStringOut("Start", outputDebugStringTypePlayerColors)
+		end
+	end
+	
+	if not useTeams and not useNametags then
+		giveOutputDebugStringOut(_, outputDebugStringTypeUseTeamsAndNametagIsFalse)
 	end
-
 	if not (useTeams or useNametags) then
 		addCommandHandler("setblipcolor", setBlipColor)
 	end
 end
 addEventHandler("onResourceStart", resourceRoot, resourceStart)
 
+function giveOutputDebugStringOut(instruction, outputDebugStringType)
+	if outputDebugStringType then
+		local outputDebugStringText
+		if instruction and outputDebugStringType == outputDebugStringTypePlayerColors then
+			outputDebugStringText = instruction .. " the playercolors resource if you want random nametag and blip colors."
+		elseif outputDebugStringType == outputDebugStringTypeUseTeamsAndNametagIsFalse then
+			outputDebugStringText = "use_team_colors and use_nametag_colors is false therefore the default blip_color is used. You can change it manually in the admin panel playerblips settings or in the meta.xml file."
+		end
+		outputDebugString("playerblips: " .. outputDebugStringText, 4, 255, 125, 0)
+	end
+end
+
 function createPlayerBlip(player)
 	if (not player or not isElement(player) or player.type ~= "player") then return false end
 	local r, g, b
@@ -31,6 +52,11 @@ function createPlayerBlip(player)
 		r, g, b = player.team:getColor()
 	elseif useNametags then
 		r, g, b = getPlayerNametagColor(player)
+		if not playerHasDefaultNametagColor then
+			if r == 255 and g == 255 and b == 255 then
+				playerHasDefaultNametagColor = true
+			end
+		end
 	elseif (colors[player]) then
 		r, g, b = colors[player][1], colors[player][2], colors[player][3]
 	else