diff --git a/scripts/release-ec2.sh b/scripts/release-ec2.sh
index cef0f3533266ea26561077b8148057e6fecfbbeb..e7dacc0c85dd14f0be19c12b22af41e89719be95 100755
--- a/scripts/release-ec2.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-ec2.sh
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ amend_rstatus() {
 }
 
 handle_error() {
- echo "\033[31m >>> [`timestamp`] ERROR: $* \033[0m"
+ echo $(tput setaf 1)">>> [`timestamp`] ERROR: $*"$(tput sgr0)
  echo
  amend_rstatus ERROR: $*
  amend_rstatus Release FAILED.
 }
 
 echo_progress() {
- echo "\033[33m >>> $* \033[0m"
+ echo $(tput setaf 3)">>> $*"$(tput sgr0)
 }
 
 get_json_value() {