diff --git a/src/app/topology/topology.js b/src/app/topology/topology.js
index 200d3a8..421fdb6 100644
--- a/src/app/topology/topology.js
+++ b/src/app/topology/topology.js
@@ -29,15 +29,17 @@ angular.module('ripplecharts.topology', [
   var t = new Topology($http)
   var m = new TopologyMap($http)
 
-  function versionToColor(stable, version) {
-    var v = version.split('-')[1]
-    var s = stable ? stable.split('-')[0] : ''
-    var comp = v && s ? $scope.semverCompare(v, s) : ''
+  function versionToColor(d) {
+    var version = d.replace('rippled-', '')
+    var comp
 
-    if (!v || !stable) {
+    if (!$scope.stable || !$scope.semverCompare) {
       return 'grey'
+    }
+
+    comp = $scope.semverCompare(version, $scope.stable)
 
-    } else if (comp === -1) {
+    if (comp === -1) {
       return '#c11'
 
     } else if (comp === 1) {
@@ -51,12 +53,12 @@ angular.module('ripplecharts.topology', [
   function updateVersionColors() {
     if ($scope.nodes) {
       $scope.nodes.forEach(function(d) {
-        d.new.version_color = versionToColor($scope.stable, d.new.version)
+        d.new.version_color = versionToColor(d.new.version)
       })
     }
 
-    t.color(versionToColor.bind(t, $scope.stable))
-    m.color(versionToColor.bind(m, $scope.stable))
+    t.color(versionToColor)
+    m.color(versionToColor)
   }
 
   function updateVersionGraph(nodes) {
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ angular.module('ripplecharts.topology', [
         ])
         t.update(data)
         t.weight(store.get('weight-mode'))
-        t.color(versionToColor.bind(m, $scope.stable))
+        t.color(versionToColor)
 
       } else {
         console.log('no nodes')
@@ -217,7 +219,7 @@ angular.module('ripplecharts.topology', [
 
       m.populate(data.nodes)
       m.weight(store.get('weight-mode'))
-      m.color(versionToColor.bind(m, $scope.stable))
+      m.color(versionToColor)
 
     }).catch(function(e) {
       console.log(e)
@@ -240,6 +242,8 @@ angular.module('ripplecharts.topology', [
   fetchAndShowTable(true)
   fetchAndShowMap(true)
 
+  $scope.color = versionToColor
+
   // click to toggle between charts
   $('.switch-input').click(function() {
     $('.first').fadeOut(500, function() {
diff --git a/src/common/versionsGraph.js b/src/common/versionsGraph.js
index 12097ff..92ce24a 100644
--- a/src/common/versionsGraph.js
+++ b/src/common/versionsGraph.js
@@ -81,25 +81,7 @@ angular.module('versionsGraph', [])
     tooltip.append('div')
     .attr('class', 'uptime')
 
-    function versionToColor(version) {
-      var comp
-
-      if (!$scope.stable || !$scope.semverCompare) {
-        return 'grey'
-      }
-
-      comp = $scope.semverCompare(version, $scope.stable)
-
-      if (comp === -1) {
-        return '#c11'
-
-      } else if (comp === 1) {
-        return '#36c'
-
-      } else {
-        return '#3a3'
-      }
-    }
+    var versionToColor = $scope.color || function() {}
 
     function hideTooltip() {
       tooltip.transition()