diff --git a/dotfiles/.local/motd.sh b/dotfiles/.local/motd.sh
index aee715ca..dea1644a 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.local/motd.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/.local/motd.sh
@@ -575,11 +575,11 @@ print_updates() {
     failed_services_count="$(systemctl --type=service | grep 'failed' | wc -l)"
 
     systemctl --type=service | grep 'failed' | sed 's/..\([^ ]*\).service.*/\1/'
-    printf "       %s\\033[%sm\\033[0m services are are currently running\\n" "$(generate_space "$running_services_count" 5)" "42"
+    printf "       %s \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m services are are currently running\\n" "$(generate_space "$running_services_count" 5)" "32" ""
     if [ "$failed_services_count" -eq 1 ]; then
-      printf "        \\033[41m1\\033[0m service failed to start (%s)\\n" "$(systemctl --type=service | grep 'failed' | sed 's/..\([^ ]*\).service.*/\1/')"
+      printf "        \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m service failed to start (%s)\\n" "$(systemctl --type=service | grep 'failed' | sed 's/..\([^ ]*\).service.*/\1/')" "31" ""
     elif [ "$failed_services_count" -gt 1 ]; then
-      printf "        \\033[41m%s\\033[0m services failed to start (see `systemctl --type=service`)\\n" "$(generate_space "$failed_services_count" 5)"
+      printf "        \\033[%sm%s\\033[0m services failed to start (see `systemctl --type=service`)\\n" "$(generate_space "$failed_services_count" 5)" "31" ""
     fi
   fi
 }