diff --git a/src/Elm/Utils.hs b/src/Elm/Utils.hs
index 7bee46656..1fe365762 100644
--- a/src/Elm/Utils.hs
+++ b/src/Elm/Utils.hs
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ run :: (MonadError String m, MonadIO m) => String -> [String] -> m String
 run command args =
   do  result <- liftIO (unwrappedRun command args)
       case result of
-        Right out -> return out
+        Right out ->
+          return out
+
         Left err ->
           throwError (context (message err))
   where
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ run command args =
       case err of
         CommandFailed stderr stdout ->
           stdout ++ stderr
+
         MissingExe msg ->
           msg
 
@@ -79,11 +82,18 @@ unwrappedRun command args =
   do  (exitCode, stdout, stderr) <- readProcessWithExitCode command args ""
       return $
           case exitCode of
-            ExitSuccess -> Right stdout
-            ExitFailure code
-                | code == 127  -> Left (missingExe command)  -- UNIX
-                | code == 9009 -> Left (missingExe command)  -- Windows
-                | otherwise    -> Left (CommandFailed stdout stderr)
+            ExitSuccess ->
+              Right stdout
+
+            ExitFailure code ->
+              if code == 127 then
+                Left (missingExe command)  -- UNIX
+
+              else if code == 9009 then
+                Left (missingExe command)  -- Windows
+
+              else
+                Left (CommandFailed stdout stderr)
 
 
 missingExe :: String -> CommandError
diff --git a/src/Reporting/Report.hs b/src/Reporting/Report.hs
index 918c7fbda..f1c7ad4c9 100644
--- a/src/Reporting/Report.hs
+++ b/src/Reporting/Report.hs
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import Data.Aeson ((.=))
 import qualified Data.Aeson.Types as Json
 import System.IO (Handle)
 import Text.PrettyPrint.ANSI.Leijen
-    ( Doc, (<>), displayS, displayIO, dullcyan, fillSep, hardline, renderPretty, text
+    ( Doc, SimpleDoc(..), (<>), displayS, displayIO, dullcyan, fillSep
+    , hardline, renderPretty, text
     )
 
 import qualified Reporting.Region as R
@@ -83,15 +84,38 @@ messageBar tag location =
 -- RENDER DOCS
 
 
+toHandle :: Handle -> String -> R.Region -> Report -> String -> IO ()
+toHandle handle location region rprt source =
+  displayIO
+    handle
+    (renderPretty 1 80 (toDoc location region rprt source))
+
+
 toString :: String -> R.Region -> Report -> String -> String
 toString location region rprt source =
   displayS
-    (renderPretty 1 80 (toDoc location region rprt source))
+    (stripAnsi (renderPretty 1 80 (toDoc location region rprt source)))
     ""
 
 
-toHandle :: Handle -> String -> R.Region -> Report -> String -> IO ()
-toHandle handle location region rprt source =
-  displayIO
-    handle
-    (renderPretty 1 80 (toDoc location region rprt source))
+stripAnsi :: SimpleDoc -> SimpleDoc
+stripAnsi simpleDoc =
+  case simpleDoc of
+    SFail ->
+      SFail
+
+    SEmpty ->
+      SEmpty
+
+    SChar chr subDoc ->
+      SChar chr (stripAnsi subDoc)
+
+    SText n str subDoc ->
+      SText n str (stripAnsi subDoc)
+
+    SLine n subDoc ->
+      SLine n (stripAnsi subDoc)
+
+    SSGR _ subDoc ->
+      stripAnsi subDoc
+