diff --git a/lib/util/logger.js b/lib/util/logger.js
index 2a6ad7a5..57513fdf 100644
--- a/lib/util/logger.js
+++ b/lib/util/logger.js
@@ -4,12 +4,20 @@ var colors = require('colors')
 function Log(tag, stream) {
   this.tag = tag
   this.levels = {
-    DEBUG: 'DBG'.grey
-  , VERBOSE: 'VRB'.cyan
-  , INFO: 'INF'.green
-  , WARNING: 'WRN'.yellow
-  , ERROR: 'ERR'.red
-  , FATAL: 'FTL'.red
+    DEBUG: 'DBG'
+  , VERBOSE: 'VRB'
+  , INFO: 'INF'
+  , WARNING: 'WRN'
+  , ERROR: 'ERR'
+  , FATAL: 'FTL'
+  }
+  this.colors = {
+    DBG: 'grey'
+  , VRB: 'cyan'
+  , INF: 'green'
+  , WRN: 'yellow'
+  , ERR: 'red'
+  , FTL: 'red'
   }
   this.localIdentifier = null
 }
@@ -42,9 +50,13 @@ Log.prototype.fatal = function() {
   this._write(this._format(this.levels.FATAL, arguments))
 }
 
+Log.prototype._color = function(priority) {
+  return priority[this.colors[priority]]
+}
+
 Log.prototype._format = function(priority, args) {
   return util.format('%s/%s %d [%s] %s'
-    , priority
+    , this._color(priority)
     , this.tag
     , process.pid
     , this.localIdentifier || Log.globalIdentifier