diff --git a/module_citeq.lua b/module_citeq.lua
index f3a51ed..41c17d5 100644
--- a/module_citeq.lua
+++ b/module_citeq.lua
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ end
 local function make_citeref(names, year)
 	local refs = {}
 	for i, v in ipairs(names) do
-		refs[i] = mw.text.trim(v.last) or mw.text.trim(v.label) or ''
+		local name = v.last or v.label or ''
+		refs[i] = mw.text.trim(name)
 		if i == 4 then break end
 	end
 	table.insert(refs, year)
@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 	local missing_names = {}
 	for i, author in pairs(names.authors or {}) do
 		-- mw.logObject(author)
-		if not author.last and i <= (citeq_args['display-authors'] or author_count) then
+		if not author.last and i <= (tonumber (citeq_args['display-authors']) or tonumber (author_count)) then
 			if author.qid then
 				-- ignore anonymous
 				if author.qid ~= 'Q4233718' then
@@ -837,7 +838,7 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 		end
 	end
 	for i, editor in pairs(names.editors or {}) do
-		if not editor.last and i <= (citeq_args['display-editors'] or editor_count) then
+		if not editor.last and i <= (tonumber (citeq_args['display-editors']) or tonumber (editor_count)) then
 			if editor.qid then
 				-- ignore anonymous
 				if editor.qid ~= 'Q4233718' then
@@ -866,7 +867,7 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 	if #missing_names > 0 and not string.find(opt_cat, name_cat, 1, true) then
 		opt_cat = opt_cat .. name_cat
 		-- TODO: format and i18n this string
-		opt_cat = opt_cat .. ' <span class="error" style="font-size:1em"><code class="cs1-code">{{[[Template:Cite Q|Cite Q]]}}</code>: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for ' .. table.concat(missing_names, ', ') .. ' ([[Template:Cite Q#Error messages|help]])</span> '
+		opt_cat = opt_cat .. ' <span class="error" style="font-size:inherit"><code class="cs1-code">{{[[Template:Cite Q|Cite Q]]}}</code>: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for ' .. table.concat(missing_names, ', ') .. ' ([[Template:Cite Q#Error messages|help]])</span> '
 	end
 
 	-- change edition to ordinal if it's set and numeric
@@ -874,14 +875,14 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 
 	-- handle supplied {{para|ref}} for readable ID, avoid CS1 duplicate default error
 	local pubyear = yearFromDate(citeq_args['publication-date'])
-	if citeq_args.ref then
+	if citeq_args.ref and 'none' ~= citeq_args.ref then
 		local citeref = make_citeref(names.authors or names.editors, pubyear)
 		if citeq_args.ref == citeref then
 			citeq_args.ref = nil  -- avoid CS1 maint: ref duplicates default
 		else
 			local tpara = frame:expandTemplate{ title = 'para', args = {'ref', citeq_args.ref} }
 			-- TODO: format and i18n this string
-			opt_cat = opt_cat .. ' <span class="error" style="font-size:1em"><code class="cs1-code">{{[[Template:Cite Q|Cite Q]]}}</code>: supplied ' .. tpara .. ' does not match value generated from Wikidata: <code class="cs1-code">' .. citeref .. '</code> ([[Template:Cite Q#Error messages|help]])</span> '
+			opt_cat = opt_cat .. ' <span class="error" style="font-size:inherit"><code class="cs1-code">{{[[Template:Cite Q|Cite Q]]}}</code>: supplied ' .. tpara .. ' does not match value generated from Wikidata: <code class="cs1-code">' .. citeref .. '</code> ([[Template:Cite Q#Error messages|help]])</span> '
 		end
 	end