diff --git a/src/Jail.cs b/src/Jail.cs
index 0435432..c88b348 100644
--- a/src/Jail.cs
+++ b/src/Jail.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public class JailConfig : BasePluginConfig
     [JsonPropertyName("hide_kills")]
     public bool hide_kills { get; set; } = false;
 
+
+    [JsonPropertyName("colour_rebel")]
+    public bool colour_rebel { get; set; } = false;
+
     [JsonPropertyName("lr_knife")]
     public bool lr_knife { get; set; } = true;
 
@@ -181,6 +185,7 @@ public void OnConfigParsed(JailConfig config)
         lr.config = config;
         warden.config = config;
         warden.mute.config = config;
+        JailPlayer.config = config;
 
         lr.lr_config_reload();
     }
diff --git a/src/Warden/JailPlayer.cs b/src/Warden/JailPlayer.cs
index b691919..cd26213 100644
--- a/src/Warden/JailPlayer.cs
+++ b/src/Warden/JailPlayer.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ public void set_rebel(CCSPlayerController? player)
         // on T with no warday or sd active
         if(player.TeamNum == Lib.TEAM_T)
         {
+            if(config.colour_rebel)
+            {
+                player.set_colour(Lib.RED);
+            }
             is_rebel = true;
         }
     }
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ public void rebel_death(CCSPlayerController? player,CCSPlayerController? killer)
     public void rebel_weapon_fire(CCSPlayerController? player, String weapon)
     {
         // ignore weapons players are meant to have
-        if(weapon != "knife" && weapon != "c4")
+        if(!weapon.Contains("knife") && !weapon.Contains("c4"))
         {
             set_rebel(player);
         }
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ public void player_hurt(CCSPlayerController? player, CCSPlayerController? attack
 
     // TODO: Laser stuff needs to go here!
     // but we dont have access to the necessary primtives yet
+    public static JailConfig config = new JailConfig();
 
     public bool is_rebel = false;
 };