diff --git a/FeatureRenderer.pyt b/FeatureRenderer.pyt
index 68653f1..c1f4330 100644
--- a/FeatureRenderer.pyt
+++ b/FeatureRenderer.pyt
@@ -466,11 +466,10 @@ class FeatureRenderer:
                                     if leg_id in outline_codes:
                                         # Set user defined outline color
                                         outline_code = outline_codes[leg_id]
-
-                                        if (not outline_code) or outline_code == "#":
-                                            outline_code = CODE_BLK
-
-                                        color_value = get_symbol_color(outline_code)
+                                        if outline_code and outline_code != "#":
+                                            color_value = get_symbol_color(outline_code)
+                                        else:
+                                            color_value = {"CMYK": DEFAULT_COLOR}
 
                                         color = arcpy.cim.CreateCIMObjectFromClassName(
                                             "CIMCMYKColor", "V3"
@@ -478,40 +477,25 @@ class FeatureRenderer:
                                         color.values = color_value["CMYK"]
                                         stroke_symbol_props[leg_id]["color"] = color
                                     else:
-                                        if symbol_layer.color:
-                                            # Set color as it was before
-                                            stroke_symbol_props[leg_id][
-                                                "color"
-                                            ] = symbol_layer.color
-                                        else:
-                                            # Set default color
-                                            color = (
-                                                arcpy.cim.CreateCIMObjectFromClassName(
-                                                    "CIMCMYKColor", "V3"
-                                                )
-                                            )
-                                            color.values = DEFAULT_COLOR
-                                            stroke_symbol_props[leg_id]["color"] = color
-
-                                        # Get symbol layer line width
-                                        if symbol_layer.width:
-                                            # Set width as it was before
-                                            stroke_symbol_props[leg_id][
-                                                "width"
-                                            ] = symbol_layer.width
+                                        # Set default color
+                                        color = arcpy.cim.CreateCIMObjectFromClassName(
+                                            "CIMCMYKColor", "V3"
+                                        )
+                                        color.values = DEFAULT_COLOR
+                                        stroke_symbol_props[leg_id]["color"] = color
 
                                     break
 
-                            # In case the layer did not have a stroke symbol layer or outline color
+                            # In case the layer did not have a stroke symbol layer
                             if not stroke_symbol_props[leg_id]["color"]:
                                 if leg_id in outline_codes:
                                     # Set user defined outline color
                                     outline_code = outline_codes[leg_id]
+                                    if outline_code and outline_code != "#":
+                                        color_value = get_symbol_color(outline_code)
+                                    else:
+                                        color_value = {"CMYK": DEFAULT_COLOR}
 
-                                    if (not outline_code) or outline_code == "#":
-                                        outline_code = CODE_BLK
-
-                                    color_value = get_symbol_color(outline_code)
                                     color = arcpy.cim.CreateCIMObjectFromClassName(
                                         "CIMCMYKColor", "V3"
                                     )