diff --git a/bin/expresso b/bin/expresso
index 7ae1593..0d83e40 100755
--- a/bin/expresso
+++ b/bin/expresso
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ function reportFailures() {
         for (var test in failures[suite]) {
             var err = failures[suite][test],
                 msg = err.toString(),
-                msg = err.stack.replace(msg, colorize('[red]{' + err + '}'));
+                msg = err.stack.replace(msg, err);
             if (test.indexOf('uncaught') === 0) {
                 test = '';
             }
-            print('\n   ' + ++n + ') [bold]{' + test + '}: ' + msg + '\n');
+            print('\n   ' + ++n + ') [red]{' + test + '}: ' + msg + '\n');
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/helpers.b.test.js b/test/helpers.b.test.js
index c56e74a..be48a51 100644
--- a/test/helpers.b.test.js
+++ b/test/helpers.b.test.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exports['test select()'] = function(assert){
 }
 
 exports['test exception'] = function(assert){
-    assert.equal('foo', 'bar');
+    assert.deepEqual({ foo: 'bar', baz: 'raz' }, { foo: 'bar' });
 }
 
 exports['test exception again'] = function(assert){