diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index 1b9af080e..0cc4f3547 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ function print(type, msg, obj, colors) {
 		}
 
 		if (typeof(str) === 'string') {
-			if (!colors) {
+			if (!colors || ~str.indexOf('\n')) {
 				return str
 			} else if (is_error) {
 				return '\033[31m' + str + '\033[39m'