diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 37cb636..ea9a605 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ colors:
   # both used in `theme-color` meta tag
   # make sure these two match the background colors in `_sass/base/_color.scss`
   background_light: "#fafafa" 
-  background_dark: "#222222"
+  background_dark: "#111111"
 
   # used in safari's `mask-icon` meta tag
   # remove this if you have set your own `mask-icon` in `_includes/head.html`
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ exclude:
   - package*.json
   - gulpfile.js
   - .vscode/
+  - netlify.toml
 
 ################################# DEFAULTS (AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO FRONT MATTER)
 #
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index cbd4f70..a426ef5 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ const bundleAndMinifyJs = async () => {
     }));
 
   
-  gulp.src('_posts/2022-02-01-searchable-sortable-filterable-elements/entries-table.js', { allowEmpty: true })
+  gulp.src('_posts/2022-02-01-searchable-sortable-filterable-elements/entries-table.js')
     .pipe(debug())
     .pipe(concat('entries-table.min.js'))
     .pipe(uglify())
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ const bundleAndMinifyJs = async () => {
       return path.dirname(file.path);
     }));
 
-  gulp.src('_posts/2022-03-01-interactive-charts/mortality-charts.js', { allowEmpty: true })
+  gulp.src('_posts/2022-03-01-interactive-charts/mortality-charts.js')
     .pipe(debug())
     .pipe(concat('mortality-charts.min.js'))
     .pipe(uglify())
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index e0b8566..1d18052 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   # https://github.com/netlify-labs/netlify-plugin-lighthouse/pull/45
   # TODO: improve this? currently, it seems we need to add each route manually
   #
-  # maybe by configuring the underlying lighthouse itself? 
+  # maybe improve this by configuring the underlying lighthouse itself?
   # https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse/blob/master/docs/configuration.md
   
   [[plugins.inputs.audits]]