diff --git a/autoload/clrzr.awk b/autoload/clrzr.awk
index 754b5ea..31a1fe7 100644
--- a/autoload/clrzr.awk
+++ b/autoload/clrzr.awk
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ BEGIN {
 {
 	szLine = tolower($1)
 
+	# --characters-as-bytes / -b ?
+	# --posix
+
 	# PREFIX: buf_no \t line_no \t lines_total \t
 
 	# BUF#
diff --git a/autoload/clrzr.vim b/autoload/clrzr.vim
index 70c21fb..569a536 100644
--- a/autoload/clrzr.vim
+++ b/autoload/clrzr.vim
@@ -299,12 +299,19 @@ endfunction
 
 
 function! s:RemoveProps(n_buf, l_first, l_last)
+
+  " ENSURE THAT BUFFER STILL EXISTS
+  let l_info = getbufinfo(a:n_buf)
+  if empty(l_info) | return 0 | endif
+
+  " REMOVE TEXTPROPS FROM LINES l_first TO l_last
   let firstlast = sort([a:l_first, a:l_last], 'f')
   return prop_remove({
         \ 'bufnr': a:n_buf,
         \ 'id': 777,
         \ 'all': 1,
       \ }, firstlast[0], firstlast[1])
+
 endfunction
 
 " BUILDS TEXTPROPS (COLORS+PATTERNS) FOR THE CURRENT BUFFER
diff --git a/plugin/clrzr.vim b/plugin/clrzr.vim
index 05a01d8..c25c0a4 100644
--- a/plugin/clrzr.vim
+++ b/plugin/clrzr.vim
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@
 if exists("loaded_clrzr") | finish | endif
 
 if !has('textprop')
-  echoerr 'clrzr disabled: +textprop Vim feature not found'
+  autocmd VimEnter * echo 'clrzr disabled: +textprop Vim feature not found'
   finish
 endif
 
 if !has('gui_running')
   if !(has('termguicolors') && &termguicolors)
-    echoerr 'clrzr disabled: termguicolors not enabled and/or available'
+    autocmd VimEnter * echo 'clrzr disabled: termguicolors not enabled and/or available'
     finish
   endif
 endif
 
 if !exists('##TextChanged')
-  echoerr 'clrzr disabled: TextChanged autocmd not found'
+  autocmd VimEnter * echo 'clrzr disabled: TextChanged autocmd not found'
   finish
 endif