diff --git a/bin/test b/bin/test
index f8951e5a6..9e5850b57 100755
--- a/bin/test
+++ b/bin/test
@@ -16,11 +16,20 @@ fi
 
 SUCCESS_COLOR='\033[0;32m' # green
 FAILURE_COLOR="\033[0;31m" # red
+DEFAULT_COLOR="\033[0m"
+
+print_success () {
+    echo -e $SUCCESS_COLOR$1$DEFAULT_COLOR
+}
+
+print_error () {
+    echo -e $FAILURE_COLOR$1$DEFAULT_COLOR
+}
 
 if go test -cover ${ARGUMENTS} ; then
-    echo -e $SUCCESS_COLOR"All tests passed."
+    print_success "All tests passed."
     exit 0
 else
-    echo -e $FAILURE_COLOR"Some tests failed!"
+    print_error "Some tests failed!"
     exit -1
 fi
diff --git a/bin/test_e2e b/bin/test_e2e
index 82dc7bb41..9e4af1b4e 100755
--- a/bin/test_e2e
+++ b/bin/test_e2e
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME="node_e2e_test"
 PROJECT_FILE="e2e/docker-compose.yml"
 SUCCESS_COLOR='\033[0;32m' # green
 FAILURE_COLOR="\033[0;31m" # red
-DEFAULT_COLOR="\033[0;0m"
+DEFAULT_COLOR="\033[0m"
 
 dockerComposeCmd="docker-compose -f $PROJECT_FILE -p $PROJECT_NAME"