diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
index d08937e5..aa216ecc 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/Charter.hx
@@ -475,7 +475,10 @@ class Charter extends UIState {
 		noteTypes = PlayState.SONG.noteTypes;
 
 		FlxG.sound.setMusic(FlxG.sound.load(Paths.inst(__song, __diff)));
-		vocals = FlxG.sound.load(Paths.voices(__song, __diff));
+		if (PlayState.SONG.meta.needsVoices != false) // null or true
+			vocals = FlxG.sound.load(Paths.voices(__song, __diff));
+		else
+			vocals = new FlxSound();
 		vocals.group = FlxG.sound.defaultMusicGroup;
 
 		gridBackdrops.createGrids(PlayState.SONG.strumLines.length);
diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterStrumline.hx b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterStrumline.hx
index b78bb5ae..185e4a04 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterStrumline.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/charter/CharterStrumline.hx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CharterStrumline extends UISprite {
 		healthIcons = new FlxSpriteGroup(x, y);
 
 		for (i=>icon in icons) {
-			var healthIcon = new HealthIcon(icon);
+			var healthIcon = new HealthIcon(Character.getIconFromCharName(icon));
 			healthIcon.scale.x = healthIcon.scale.y = 0.6 - (icons.length / 20);
 			healthIcon.updateHitbox();
 			healthIcon.x = FlxMath.lerp(0, icons.length * 20, (icons.length-1 != 0 ? i / (icons.length-1) : 0));
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class CharterStrumline extends UISprite {
 		healthIcons.clear();
 
 		for (i=>icon in icons) {
-			var healthIcon = new HealthIcon(icon);
+			var healthIcon = new HealthIcon(Character.getIconFromCharName(icon));
 			healthIcon.scale.x = healthIcon.scale.y = 0.6 - (icons.length / 20);
 			healthIcon.updateHitbox();
 			healthIcon.x = FlxMath.lerp(0, icons.length * 20, (icons.length-1 != 0 ? i / (icons.length-1) : 0));