diff --git a/client/src/request_handlers/get_chat_msgs.c b/client/src/request_handlers/get_chat_msgs.c
index a4e1fb6..2a18c90 100644
--- a/client/src/request_handlers/get_chat_msgs.c
+++ b/client/src/request_handlers/get_chat_msgs.c
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ t_response_code add_msg_to_msglist(cJSON* json) {
     cJSON* msg_id = cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "msg_id");
     cJSON* sender_id = cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "sender_id");
     cJSON* sender_name = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(json, "sender_name");
+    cJSON* sender_color = cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "sender_color");
     cJSON* text = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(json, "text");
     cJSON* chat_id = cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "chat_id");
     cJSON* date = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(json, "date");
 
+
     if (!cJSON_IsNumber(msg_id) || !cJSON_IsNumber(sender_id) || !cJSON_IsNumber(chat_id) || 
-        !cJSON_IsString(sender_name) || !cJSON_IsString(text) || !cJSON_IsNumber(date)) {
+        !cJSON_IsString(sender_name) || !cJSON_IsString(text) || !cJSON_IsNumber(date) || !cJSON_IsNumber(sender_color)) {
 
         return R_JSON_FAILURE;
     }
@@ -18,8 +20,8 @@ t_response_code add_msg_to_msglist(cJSON* json) {
     if (!chat_by_id)
         return R_CHAT_NOENT;
 
-	t_msg* new_msg = mx_create_msg(msg_id->valueint, sender_id->valueint, sender_name->valuestring, 
-											chat_id->valueint, text->valuestring, get_string_time(date->valueint));
+	t_msg* new_msg = mx_create_msg(msg_id->valueint, sender_id->valueint, sender_name->valuestring, chat_id->valueint, 
+                                text->valuestring, get_string_time(date->valueint), sender_color->valueint);
     // if (new_msg->sender_id != utils->current_user->user_id)
     //     handle_get_user_image(new_msg->sender_id, &new_msg->avatar_path);
     // else
diff --git a/client/src/request_handlers/get_msg.c b/client/src/request_handlers/get_msg.c
index 8e81dc3..1519386 100644
--- a/client/src/request_handlers/get_msg.c
+++ b/client/src/request_handlers/get_msg.c
@@ -5,18 +5,19 @@ t_msg* get_msg_from_json(cJSON* json) {
     cJSON* msg_id = cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "msg_id");
     cJSON* sender_id = cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "sender_id");
     cJSON* sender_name = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(json, "sender_name");
+    cJSON* sender_color = cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "sender_color");
     cJSON* text = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(json, "text");
     cJSON* chat_id = cJSON_GetObjectItem(json, "chat_id");
     cJSON* date = cJSON_GetObjectItemCaseSensitive(json, "date");
 
     if (!cJSON_IsNumber(msg_id) || !cJSON_IsNumber(sender_id) || !cJSON_IsNumber(chat_id) || 
-        !cJSON_IsString(sender_name) || !cJSON_IsString(text) || !cJSON_IsNumber(date)) {
+        !cJSON_IsString(sender_name) || !cJSON_IsString(text) || !cJSON_IsNumber(date) || !cJSON_IsNumber(sender_color)) {
 
         return NULL;
     }
 
     return mx_create_msg(msg_id->valueint, sender_id->valueint, sender_name->valuestring, chat_id->valueint, 
-                        text->valuestring, get_string_time(date->valueint));
+                        text->valuestring, get_string_time(date->valueint), sender_color->valueint);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/client/src/request_handlers/send_message.c b/client/src/request_handlers/send_message.c
index 7a1a89c..e6803d7 100644
--- a/client/src/request_handlers/send_message.c
+++ b/client/src/request_handlers/send_message.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ t_response_code handle_send_msg_request(const char* message_str) {
     utils->is_suspended = true;
     
     unsigned long curr_time = get_current_time();
-    t_msg* sent_msg = mx_create_msg(-1, utils->current_user->user_id, utils->current_user->name,
-                                    utils->current_chat->id, message_str, get_string_time(curr_time));
+    t_msg* sent_msg = mx_create_msg(-1, utils->current_user->user_id, utils->current_user->name, utils->current_chat->id, 
+                                    message_str, get_string_time(curr_time), utils->current_user->avatar_color);
 
     cJSON *json = cJSON_CreateObject();
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "type", REQ_SEND_MESSAGE);
diff --git a/client/src/request_handlers/server_updates.c b/client/src/request_handlers/server_updates.c
index 814d3fd..7f9eb14 100644
--- a/client/src/request_handlers/server_updates.c
+++ b/client/src/request_handlers/server_updates.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ void set_messages_as_read_for(t_chat* chat) {
 
 		mx_msg_dfl_push_back(&chat->messages, 
 							new_msg->message_id, new_msg->sender_id, new_msg->sender_name,
-							new_msg->chat_id, new_msg->text, new_msg->date_str);
+							new_msg->chat_id, new_msg->text, new_msg->date_str, new_msg->avatar_color);
 
 		t_msg* msg_to_add = mx_get_last_msg_node(chat->messages);
 		// msg_to_add->avatar_path = mx_strdup(new_msg->avatar_path);
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ static int handle_new_message(t_chat* curr_chat, int message_id, bool is_current
 	update_chatlist_item_info(curr_chat);
 
 	char str[200];
-	sprintf(str, "This is a t_msg msg:\n\ttext: %s, chat_id: %d, sender_id: %d, sender_name: %s, date: %s, avatar: %s\n", 
-			new_msg->text, new_msg->chat_id, new_msg->sender_id, new_msg->sender_name, new_msg->date_str, new_msg->avatar_path);
+	sprintf(str, "This is a t_msg msg:\n\ttext: %s, chat_id: %d, sender_id: %d, sender_name: %s, date: %s, avatar: %d\n", 
+			new_msg->text, new_msg->chat_id, new_msg->sender_id, new_msg->sender_name, new_msg->date_str, new_msg->avatar_color);
 	client_log(str, INFO_LOG);
 	g_usleep(100000);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/server/src/api/handle_get_chat_msgs.c b/server/src/api/handle_get_chat_msgs.c
index 04f7783..b24693e 100644
--- a/server/src/api/handle_get_chat_msgs.c
+++ b/server/src/api/handle_get_chat_msgs.c
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ cJSON* get_msg_json(sqlite3_stmt* stmt) {
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "msg_id", sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 0));
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "sender_id", sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 1));
     cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "sender_name", (const char*)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 2));
-    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "chat_id", sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 3));
-    cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "text", (const char*)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 4));
-    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "date", sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 5));
+    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "sender_color", sqlite3_column_int(stmt, 3));
+    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "chat_id", sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 4));
+    cJSON_AddStringToObject(json, "text", (const char*)sqlite3_column_text(stmt, 5));
+    cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "date", sqlite3_column_int64(stmt, 6));
     return json;
 
 }
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ cJSON* get_msgs_array_json(int chat_id) {
     cJSON* chats_json = cJSON_CreateArray();
     sqlite3* db = open_database();
     sqlite3_stmt* stmt;
-    sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, "SELECT messages.id, messages.user_id, users.username, messages.chat_id, messages.text, messages.date "
+    sqlite3_prepare_v2(db, "SELECT messages.id, messages.user_id, users.username, users.avatar_color, messages.chat_id, messages.text, messages.date "
                             "FROM `messages` INNER JOIN `users` ON users.id = messages.user_id "
                             "WHERE messages.chat_id = ?",
                             -1, &stmt, NULL);
diff --git a/server/src/api/handle_get_msg.c b/server/src/api/handle_get_msg.c
index 217e71a..de4caeb 100644
--- a/server/src/api/handle_get_msg.c
+++ b/server/src/api/handle_get_msg.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static cJSON* get_msg_by_id(const cJSON* msg_info) {
     }
     sqlite3* db = open_database();
     sqlite3_stmt* stmt;
-    sqlite3_prepare_v2(db,  "SELECT messages.id, messages.user_id, users.username, messages.chat_id, messages.text, messages.date "
+    sqlite3_prepare_v2(db,  "SELECT messages.id, messages.user_id, users.username, users.avatar_color, messages.chat_id, messages.text, messages.date "
                             "FROM `messages` INNER JOIN `users` ON users.id = messages.user_id "
                             "WHERE messages.chat_id = ? AND messages.id = ?",
                             -1, &stmt, NULL);
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ void handle_get_msg(const cJSON* msg_info, t_server_utils* utils) {
     cJSON_AddItemReferenceToObject(json, "message", msg_json);
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "type", REQ_GET_MSG);
     cJSON_AddNumberToObject(json, "error_code", R_SUCCESS);
-    
     char* json_str = cJSON_PrintUnformatted(json);
     send_response_to(utils->ssl, json_str);
     
diff --git a/utils/inc/db_types.h b/utils/inc/db_types.h
index 095109f..e59ad1c 100644
--- a/utils/inc/db_types.h
+++ b/utils/inc/db_types.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ typedef struct s_msg {
     char* date_str;
     char* text;
     char* avatar_path;
+    t_avatar_color avatar_color;
     struct s_msg* next;
 }              t_msg;
 
diff --git a/utils/inc/utils.h b/utils/inc/utils.h
index 1648412..2605bd2 100644
--- a/utils/inc/utils.h
+++ b/utils/inc/utils.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static const t_response response_objs[] = {
     { R_DB_FAILURE, "A database error occurred when handling the request" },
     { R_JSON_FAILURE, "A json error occurred when handling the request" },
     { R_INVALID_INPUT, "The input was invalid" },
+    { R_FILE_ERROR, "A file error occured" },
     { R_USR_EXISTS, "The user with this name already exists" },
     { R_USR_NOENT, "There's no user by that name" },
     { R_INVALID_PASS, "The entered password is incorrect" },
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@ int mx_chat_list_size(t_chat* list);
 
 void mx_print_chat_list(t_chat* chat); // remove
 
-t_msg* mx_create_msg(int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, int chat_id, const char* text, const char* date_str);
-void mx_msg_dfl_push_back(t_msg** list, int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, int chat_id, const char* text, const char* date_str);
+t_msg* mx_create_msg(int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, int chat_id, const char* text, const char* date_str, t_avatar_color color);
+void mx_msg_dfl_push_back(t_msg** list, int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, int chat_id, const char* text, const char* date_str, t_avatar_color color);
 void mx_msg_push_back(t_msg** list, t_msg* new_node);
 void mx_clear_msg_list(t_msg **list);
 void mx_msg_pop_index(t_msg **list, int index);
diff --git a/utils/src/db_lists/chat_list.c b/utils/src/db_lists/chat_list.c
index 911e184..521f1aa 100644
--- a/utils/src/db_lists/chat_list.c
+++ b/utils/src/db_lists/chat_list.c
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ void mx_print_chat_list(t_chat* chat) {
         while (msg) {
 
             char str[200];
-            sprintf(str, "Chat message:\n\tid: %d, text: %s, chat_id: %d, sender_id: %d, sender_name: %s, date: %s, avatar: %s\n", 
-                    msg->message_id, msg->text, msg->chat_id, msg->sender_id, msg->sender_name, msg->date_str, msg->avatar_path);
+            sprintf(str, "Chat message:\n\tid: %d, text: %s, chat_id: %d, sender_id: %d, sender_name: %s, date: %s, avatar: %d\n", 
+                    msg->message_id, msg->text, msg->chat_id, msg->sender_id, msg->sender_name, msg->date_str, msg->avatar_color);
             logger(str, INFO_LOG);
             msg = msg->next;
 
diff --git a/utils/src/db_lists/msg_list.c b/utils/src/db_lists/msg_list.c
index f6fa86c..d0105c8 100644
--- a/utils/src/db_lists/msg_list.c
+++ b/utils/src/db_lists/msg_list.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "../../inc/utils.h"
 
-t_msg* mx_create_msg(int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, int chat_id, const char* text, const char* date_str) {
+t_msg* mx_create_msg(int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, int chat_id, 
+                    const char* text, const char* date_str, t_avatar_color color) {
     
     t_msg *new_node = malloc(sizeof(t_msg));
     
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ t_msg* mx_create_msg(int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, int chat_id
     new_node->sender_name = mx_strdup(user_name);
     new_node->text = mx_strdup(text);
     new_node->date_str = mx_strdup(date_str);
+    new_node->avatar_color = color;
     new_node->avatar_path = NULL;
     new_node->next = NULL;
     
@@ -35,10 +37,10 @@ void mx_msg_push_back(t_msg** list, t_msg* new_node) {
 
 }
 
-void mx_msg_dfl_push_back(t_msg** list, int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, 
-                        int chat_id, const char* text, const char* date_str) {
+void mx_msg_dfl_push_back(t_msg** list, int msg_id, int user_id, const char* user_name, int chat_id, 
+                        const char* text, const char* date_str, t_avatar_color color) {
 
-    t_msg* new_node = mx_create_msg(msg_id, user_id, user_name, chat_id, text, date_str);
+    t_msg* new_node = mx_create_msg(msg_id, user_id, user_name, chat_id, text, date_str, color);
     mx_msg_push_back(list, new_node);
 
 }