diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2816ab5..8351ebf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         "charts"
     ],
     "license": "MIT",
-    "version": "0.0.7",
+    "version": "0.0.8",
     "type": "module",
     "main": "./dist/galaxy-charts.umd.cjs",
     "module": "./dist/galaxy-charts.js",
diff --git a/public/galaxy-charts.txt b/public/galaxy-charts.txt
deleted file mode 100755
index 07e2412..0000000
--- a/public/galaxy-charts.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#	Hydrophobicity	Membrane	Flexibility	Volume	Buried	Helix	Beta
-Alanine	0.61	1.56	0.357	52.6	91.5	1.42	0.83
-Arginine	0.6	0.45	0.529	109.1	202	0.98	0.93
-Asparagine	0.06	0.27	0.463	75.7	135.2	0.67	0.89
-Aspartic	0.46	0.14	0.511	68.4	124.5	1.01	0.54
-Cysteine	1.07	1.23	0.346	68.3	117.7	0.7	1.19
-Glutamine	0	0.51	0.493	89.7	161.1	1.11	1.1
-Glutamic	0.47	0.23	0.497	84.7	155.1	1.51	0.37
-Glycine	0.07	0.62	0.544	36.3	66.4	0.57	0.75
-Histidine	0.61	0.29	0.323	91.9	167.3	1	0.87
-Isoleucine	2.22	1.67	0.462	102	168.8	1.08	1.6
-Leucine	1.53	2.93	0.365	102	167.9	1.21	1.3
-Lysine	1.15	0.15	0.466	105.1	171.3	1.16	0.74
-Methionine	1.18	2.96	0.295	97.7	170.8	1.45	1.05
-Phenylalanine	2.02	2.03	0.314	113.9	203.4	1.13	1.38
-Proline	1.95	0.76	0.509	73.6	129.3	0.57	0.55
-Serine	0.05	0.81	0.507	54.9	99.1	0.77	0.75
-Threonine	0.05	0.91	0.444	71.2	122.1	0.83	1.19
-Tryptophan	2.65	1.08	0.305	135.4	237.6	1.08	1.37
-Tyrosine	1.88	0.68	0.42	116.2	203.6	0.69	1.47
-Valine	1.32	1.14	0.386	85.1	141.7	1.06	1.7
diff --git a/public/galaxy-charts.xml b/public/galaxy-charts.xml
index 40f42a1..2d5dc94 100644
--- a/public/galaxy-charts.xml
+++ b/public/galaxy-charts.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE visualization SYSTEM "../../visualization.dtd">
-<visualization name="Test Environment" logo="galaxy-charts.svg">
+<visualization name="Test Environment">
     <description>Welcome to Galaxy Charts.</description>
     <specs>
         <type>spec_type</type>
diff --git a/src/components/GalaxyCharts.vue b/src/components/GalaxyCharts.vue
index 0f94c84..56fe16a 100644
--- a/src/components/GalaxyCharts.vue
+++ b/src/components/GalaxyCharts.vue
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if (visualizationConfig.dataset_url) {
 }
 
 // determine logo url
-const logoUrl = computed(() => `${root}${logo.value}`);
+const logoUrl = computed(() => logo.value && `${root}${logo.value}`);
 
 // toggle side panel
 async function onToggle() {
diff --git a/src/components/SidePanel.vue b/src/components/SidePanel.vue
index 833a8f3..bd8d4f2 100644
--- a/src/components/SidePanel.vue
+++ b/src/components/SidePanel.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
     AdjustmentsHorizontalIcon,
     ChevronDoubleRightIcon,
     CloudArrowUpIcon,
-    PresentationChartLineIcon,
     Square3Stack3DIcon,
 } from "@heroicons/vue/24/outline";
 import { NButton, NIcon, NInput, NTabs, NTabPane } from "naive-ui";
@@ -138,7 +137,15 @@ function onUpdateTracks(newValues) {
                 <div class="flex justify-center center-items">
                     <div class="m-2">
                         <img v-if="props.logoUrl" :src="props.logoUrl" class="min-w-14 max-w-14 object-contain" />
-                        <PresentationChartLineIcon v-else class="size-10" />
+                        <svg
+                            v-else
+                            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+                            fill="none"
+                            viewBox="0 0 100 100"
+                            class="size-14">
+                            <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="45" stroke="#E30A17" stroke-width="5" fill="#FFFFFF" />
+                            <path d="M 50,5 A 45,45 0 0,1 95,50 L 50,50 Z" fill="#E30A17" />
+                        </svg>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="overflow-hidden break-words p-1">
diff --git a/src/utilities/parseDefaults.test.js b/src/utilities/parseDefaults.test.js
index ac546a4..1fb3a68 100644
--- a/src/utilities/parseDefaults.test.js
+++ b/src/utilities/parseDefaults.test.js
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ test("parse defaults", () => {
             { name: "f" },
             { value: "g" },
         ]),
-    ).toEqual({ a: "b", c: "d", "e": null, "f": null });
+    ).toEqual({ a: "b", c: "d", e: null, f: null });
 });
diff --git a/src/utilities/parseXML.js b/src/utilities/parseXML.js
index 956e842..9de487f 100644
--- a/src/utilities/parseXML.js
+++ b/src/utilities/parseXML.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import { getFileName } from "@/utilities/getFileName";
 
-const DEFAULT_LOGO = "charts.svg";
 const parser = new DOMParser();
 
 // populates base xml with nodes from linked macro files
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ export async function parseXML(xmlFileName) {
     result.html = xmlDoc.documentElement.getAttribute("name");
 
     // parse logo
-    result.logo = xmlDoc.documentElement.getAttribute("logo") || DEFAULT_LOGO;
+    result.logo = xmlDoc.documentElement.getAttribute("logo");
 
     // parse description
     const descriptionNode = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("description");