diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 8c6669d..9b3f0fd 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -190,10 +190,10 @@ def __fetch_feed(self, feed_info):
                     if is_new:
                         self.__irc.post_news(feed_info[1], newstitle, newsurl, newsdate)
 
-                print Colours('7',"Updated: ").get() + feed_info[1]
+                print "Updated: " + feed_info[1]
             except Exception as e:
                 print e
-                print Colours('1',"Failed: ").get() + feed_info[1]
+                print "Failed: " + feed_info[1]
 
             # sleep frequency minutes
             time.sleep(int(feed_info[3])*60) 
diff --git a/colour.py b/colour.py
index b4505df..3b1037e 100644
--- a/colour.py
+++ b/colour.py
@@ -3,32 +3,32 @@ class Colours:
 	def __init__(self, col, string):
 		self.colour = col
 		self.string = string
-		self.default = '\033[0m'
+		self.default = '\017'
 		self.ret = self.string+self.default
 
 	def get(self):
 		if self.colour == '1' or self.colour == 'red':
-			return '\033[031m'+self.ret
+			return '\00304'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '2' or self.colour == 'green':
-			return '\033[032m'+self.ret
+			return '\00303'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '3' or self.colour == 'yellow':
-			return '\033[033m'+self.ret
+			return '\00308'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '4' or self.colour == 'blue':
-			return '\033[034m'+self.ret
+			return '\00312'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '5' or self.colour == 'purple':
-			return '\033[035m'+self.ret
+			return '\00306'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '6' or self.colour == 'cyan':
-			return '\033[036m'+self.ret
+			return '\00310'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '7' or self.colour == 'lightgreen':
-			return '\033[1;32m'+self.ret
+			return '\00309'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '8' or self.colour == 'grey':
-			return '\033[1;30m'+self.ret
+			return '\00314'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '9' or self.colour == 'pink':
-			return '\033[1;35m'+self.ret
+			return '\00313'+self.ret
 		elif self.colour == '10' or self.colour == 'lightblue':
-			return '\033[1;34m'+self.ret
+			return '\00311'+self.ret
 		else:
-			return '\033[1;37m'+self.ret
+			return '\00316'+self.ret
 
 """
 if __name__ == "__main__":