diff --git a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/serialization/ProjectFileManager.java b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/serialization/ProjectFileManager.java
index 007a9b70..0d710608 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/serialization/ProjectFileManager.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-core/src/org/diylc/serialization/ProjectFileManager.java
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ public class ProjectFileManager {
     xStream.alias("point", java.awt.geom.Point2D.class);
     xStream.alias("point", java.awt.geom.Point2D.Double.class);
     xStream.alias("font", java.awt.Font.class);
-    xStream.alias("color", java.awt.Color.class);
+// TODO figure out why I commented this out    
+//    xStream.alias("color", java.awt.Color.class);
     xStream.alias("project", Project.class);
     xStream.aliasPackage("diylc", "org.diylc.components");
     xStream.registerConverter(new PointConverter());