diff --git a/behave/formatter/ansi_escapes.py b/behave/formatter/ansi_escapes.py
index 6527586fe..3e48ddaac 100644
--- a/behave/formatter/ansi_escapes.py
+++ b/behave/formatter/ansi_escapes.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 escapes = {
     'reset':        u'\x1b[0m',
-    'up':           u'\x1b[#1A',
+    'up':           u'\x1b[1A',
 }
 
 if 'GHERKIN_COLORS' in os.environ:
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@
 
 
 def up(n):
-    return u"\x1b[#%dA" % n
+    return u"\x1b[%dA" % n