diff --git a/arcade/gui/widgets/buttons.py b/arcade/gui/widgets/buttons.py
index 2c339db9a9..c3588e4284 100644
--- a/arcade/gui/widgets/buttons.py
+++ b/arcade/gui/widgets/buttons.py
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ def __init__(
 
         bind(self, "_textures", self.trigger_render)
 
+        # prepare label with default style
+        _style = self.get_current_style()
+        if _style is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"No style found for state {self.get_current_state()}")
+        self._apply_style(_style)
+
     def get_current_state(self) -> str:
         """Returns the current state of the button i.e.disabled, press, hover or normal."""
         if self.disabled:
@@ -330,6 +336,12 @@ def __init__(
             **kwargs,
         )
 
+        # prepare label with default style
+        _style = self.get_current_style()
+        if _style is None:
+            raise ValueError(f"No style found for state {self.get_current_state()}")
+        self._apply_style(_style)
+
     def get_current_state(self) -> str:
         """Returns the current state of the button i.e.disabled, press, hover or normal."""
         if self.disabled:
diff --git a/arcade/gui/widgets/text.py b/arcade/gui/widgets/text.py
index e79b198140..16f8e932b5 100644
--- a/arcade/gui/widgets/text.py
+++ b/arcade/gui/widgets/text.py
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ def update_font(
         font_bold = bold if bold is not None else self._label.bold
         font_italic = italic if italic is not None else self._label.italic
 
+        # ensure type of font_color, label will allways be a color
+        font_color = Color.from_iterable(font_color)
+
         # Check if values actually changed, if then update and trigger render
         font_name_changed = self._label.font_name != font_name
         font_size_changed = self._label.font_size != font_size