diff --git a/config b/config
index 3f1f314..196561f 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		awk \"{print \\$1}\" | \
 		sed -e ':a' -e 'N' -e '$!ba' -e 's/\\n/../g') | \
 		git apply - 2> /dev/null || \
-			echo \"error: last commit was not amended\"
+			echo \"\\e[31merror:\\e[39m last commit was not amended\"
 	fixup = commit --fixup
 	squash = commit --squash
 	prepare = rebase -i --fork-point
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 	save = commit -m "temp!"
 	load = !sh -c '[ \"temp!\" = \"`git show --format=%s --no-patch`\" ] && \
-		git reset --mixed HEAD~ || echo \"error: commit subject is not: temp!\"'
+		git reset --mixed HEAD~ || echo \"\\e[31merror:\\e[39m commit subject is not: temp!\"'
 
 [core]
 	editor = vim