diff --git a/src/fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.cpp b/src/fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.cpp
index 25828fe3..0411e674 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceBuffer.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ std::string* ServiceInterfaceBuffer::getPreamble(size_t * preambleSize) {
 #endif
 
 	int32_t charCount = sprintf(parsePosition,
-			"%s: | %02" SCNu32 ":%02" SCNu32 ":%02" SCNu32 ".%03" SCNu32 " | ",
-					this->logMessage.c_str(), loggerTime.hour,
+			"%s%s | %02" SCNu32 ":%02" SCNu32 ":%02" SCNu32 ".%03" SCNu32 " | ",
+					this->logMessage.c_str(), sif::ANSI_COLOR_RESET, loggerTime.hour,
 					loggerTime.minute,
 					loggerTime.second,
 					loggerTime.usecond /1000);
diff --git a/src/fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfacePrinter.cpp b/src/fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfacePrinter.cpp
index 9b62e91d..e42e515d 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfacePrinter.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfacePrinter.cpp
@@ -56,25 +56,29 @@ void fsfwPrint(sif::PrintLevel printType, const char* fmt, va_list arg) {
 #endif
 
    if (printType == sif::PrintLevel::INFO_LEVEL) {
-       len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "INFO: ");
+       len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "INFO");
    }
    if(printType == sif::PrintLevel::DEBUG_LEVEL) {
-	   len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "DEBUG: ");
+	   len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "DEBUG");
    }
    if(printType == sif::PrintLevel::WARNING_LEVEL) {
-	   len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "WARNING: ");
+	   len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "WARNING");
    }
 
    if(printType == sif::PrintLevel::ERROR_LEVEL) {
-	   len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "ERROR: ");
+	   len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "ERROR");
    }
 
+#if FSFW_COLORED_OUTPUT == 1
+   len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, sif::ANSI_COLOR_RESET);
+#endif
+
     Clock::TimeOfDay_t now;
     Clock::getDateAndTime(&now);
     /*
      * Log current time to terminal if desired.
      */
-    len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, "| %lu:%02lu:%02lu.%03lu | ",
+    len += sprintf(bufferPosition + len, " | %lu:%02lu:%02lu.%03lu | ",
     		(unsigned long) now.hour,
 			(unsigned long) now.minute,
 			(unsigned long) now.second,