diff --git a/core/monad.py b/core/monad.py
index a79f390c3f19b451bbbb8f96e592751307e203e5..676a5d6e02c9a138190537611dc113ed9d168525 100644
--- a/core/monad.py
+++ b/core/monad.py
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ class SvGroupNodeExp:
         for index, data in enumerate(sockets_data_in):
             in_node.outputs[index].sv_set(data)        
 
+
         ul = make_tree_from_nodes([out_node.name], monad, down=False)
         do_update(ul, monad.nodes)
 
@@ -534,10 +535,18 @@ class SvGroupNodeExp:
         sockets_in = [i.sv_get() for i in self.inputs]
 
         monad = self.monad
+        monad['current_total'] = iterations_remaining
+        monad['current_index'] = 0
+
         in_node = monad.input_node
         out_node = monad.output_node
 
         for iteration in range(iterations_remaining):
+            if 'Monad Info' in monad.nodes:
+                # info_node = monad.nodes['Monad Info']
+                # info_node.outputs[0].sv_set([[iteration]])
+                monad["current_index"] = iteration
+
             sockets_in = self.do_process(sockets_in)
         self.apply_output(sockets_in)
 
diff --git a/nodes/scene/monad.py b/nodes/scene/monad.py
index 20e508634164dd5c238cad093ae68326e0c9aa63..bcd0b992f8c8c1215b910f8e498ad54a2a6259a8 100644
--- a/nodes/scene/monad.py
+++ b/nodes/scene/monad.py
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ class SvMonadInfoNode(bpy.types.Node, SverchCustomTreeNode):
         self.outputs.new('StringsSocket', "Loop Idx")
         self.outputs.new('StringsSocket', "Loop Total")
 
+        self.use_custom_color = True
+        self.color = monad_def.MONAD_COLOR
         if self.id_data.bl_idname == "SverchCustomTreeType":
             self.color = (0.9, 0, 0)
 
@@ -233,7 +235,8 @@ class SvMonadInfoNode(bpy.types.Node, SverchCustomTreeNode):
         try:
             idx = monad["current_index"]
             total = monad["current_total"]
-        except:
+        except Exception as err:
+            print(repr(err))
             idx, total = 0 , 0
             print("couldn't find monad info")