diff --git a/lib/reporters/base.js b/lib/reporters/base.js
index c74b071f36..f68058440d 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/base.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/base.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ var color = exports.color = function(type, str) {
   if (!exports.useColors) {
     return String(str);
   }
-  return '\u001b[' + exports.colors[type](str) + '\u001b[0m';
+  return exports.colors[type](str);
 };
 
 /**