diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.cpp
index b7e9abee..d2d480de 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/map/map_widget.cpp
@@ -1866,26 +1866,48 @@ void MapWidgetImpl::InitializeNewRadarProductView(
    const std::string& colorPalette)
 {
    boost::asio::post(threadPool_,
-                     [=, this]()
+                     [colorPalette, this]()
                      {
                         try
                         {
                            auto radarProductView =
                               context_->radar_product_view();
 
+                           auto& paletteSetting =
+                              settings::PaletteSettings::Instance().palette(
+                                 colorPalette);
+
                            std::string colorTableFile =
-                              settings::PaletteSettings::Instance()
-                                 .palette(colorPalette)
-                                 .GetValue();
-                           if (!colorTableFile.empty())
+                              paletteSetting.GetValue();
+                           if (colorTableFile.empty())
                            {
-                              std::unique_ptr<std::istream> colorTableStream =
-                                 util::OpenFile(colorTableFile);
-                              std::shared_ptr<common::ColorTable> colorTable =
-                                 common::ColorTable::Load(*colorTableStream);
-                              radarProductView->LoadColorTable(colorTable);
+                              colorTableFile = paletteSetting.GetDefault();
                            }
 
+                           std::unique_ptr<std::istream> colorTableStream =
+                              util::OpenFile(colorTableFile);
+                           if (colorTableStream->fail())
+                           {
+                              logger_->warn("Could not open color table {}",
+                                            colorTableFile);
+                              colorTableStream =
+                                 util::OpenFile(paletteSetting.GetDefault());
+                           }
+
+                           std::shared_ptr<common::ColorTable> colorTable =
+                              common::ColorTable::Load(*colorTableStream);
+                           if (!colorTable->IsValid())
+                           {
+                              logger_->warn("Could not load color table {}",
+                                            colorTableFile);
+                              colorTableStream =
+                                 util::OpenFile(paletteSetting.GetDefault());
+                              colorTable =
+                                 common::ColorTable::Load(*colorTableStream);
+                           }
+
+                           radarProductView->LoadColorTable(colorTable);
+
                            radarProductView->Initialize();
                         }
                         catch (const std::exception& ex)