diff --git a/popnhax/custom_categs.cc b/popnhax/custom_categs.cc
index 62145e0..9a5e223 100644
--- a/popnhax/custom_categs.cc
+++ b/popnhax/custom_categs.cc
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ bool g_subcategmode = false;
 uint32_t g_min_id = 4000;
 uint32_t g_max_id = 0;
 
+const char *g_categicon;
 char *g_categname;
-const char *g_categicon = "cate_cc";
 char *g_categformat;
 char *g_customformat;
 
@@ -1008,10 +1008,11 @@ bool patch_exclude(const char *game_dll_fn)
                      (void **)&real_after_getlevel);
     }
 
-    LOG("popnhax: custom_exclude_from_level: Custom songs excluded from level listings\n");
+    LOG("popnhax: custom_exclude_from_level: customs excluded from level folders\n");
     return true;
 }
 
+#define F_OK 0
 bool patch_custom_categs(const char *dllFilename, struct popnhax_config *config)
 {
 LOG("config is %p\n", (void*)config);
@@ -1019,12 +1020,23 @@ LOG("config is %p\n", (void*)config);
     g_max_id = config->custom_categ_max_songid;
     uint8_t mode = config->custom_categ;
 
+    char icon_path[64];
+    sprintf(icon_path, "data_mods\\_popnhax_assets\\tex\\system%d\\ms_ifs\\cate_cc.png", config->game_version);
+    if (access(icon_path, F_OK) == 0)
+    {
+        g_categicon = "cate_cc";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        LOG("popnhax: custom_categ: custom icon asset not found. Using \"customize category\" icon\n");
+        g_categicon = "cate_13";
+    }
+
     g_categname = config->custom_category_title;
     g_categformat = config->custom_category_format;
 
-LOG("custom songid range is [%d;%d]\n", g_min_id, g_max_id);
-LOG("category name is %s\n", g_categname);
-LOG("category format is %s\n", g_categformat);
+    LOG("category name is %s\n", g_categname);
+    LOG("category format is %s\n", g_categformat);
 
     #if SIMPLE_CATEG_ALLOC == 1
         songlist = (uint32_t*)calloc(1,5);
@@ -1042,6 +1054,8 @@ LOG("category format is %s\n", g_categformat);
         patch_custom_track_format(dllFilename);
     }
 
+    if (config->custom_exclude_from_version)
+        LOG("popnhax: custom_exclude_from_version: customs excluded from version folders\n"); //musichax_core_init took care of it
     if (config->custom_exclude_from_level)
         patch_exclude(dllFilename);
 
diff --git a/popnhax/dllmain.cc b/popnhax/dllmain.cc
index 7570df2..c2d8781 100644
--- a/popnhax/dllmain.cc
+++ b/popnhax/dllmain.cc
@@ -1563,9 +1563,6 @@ static bool patch_database() {
     );
     limit_table[STYLE_TABLE_IDX] = new_limit_table[STYLE_TABLE_IDX];
 
-    if (config.custom_exclude_from_version)
-        LOG("popnhax: custom_exclude_from_version: customs excluded from version folders\n"); //musichax_core_init took care of it
-
     if (config.disable_redirection) {
         LOG("Redirection-related code is disabled, buffer address, buffer size and related patches will not be applied");
         printf("Redirection-related code is disabled, buffer address, buffer size and related patches will not be applied");