diff --git a/config/init.js b/config/init.js
index d5bd17cc..8481057a 100644
--- a/config/init.js
+++ b/config/init.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 /**
  * Module dependencies.
  */
-var glob = require('glob');
+var glob = require('glob'),
+	chalk = require('chalk');
 
 /**
  * Module init function.
@@ -16,19 +17,17 @@ module.exports = function() {
 	glob('./config/env/' + process.env.NODE_ENV + '.js', {
 		sync: true
 	}, function(err, environmentFiles) {
-		console.log();
 		if (!environmentFiles.length) {
 			if (process.env.NODE_ENV) {
-				console.error('\x1b[31m', 'No configuration file found for "' + process.env.NODE_ENV + '" environment using development instead');
+				console.error(chalk.red('No configuration file found for "' + process.env.NODE_ENV + '" environment using development instead'));
 			} else {
-				console.error('\x1b[31m', 'NODE_ENV is not defined! Using default development environment');
+				console.error(chalk.red('NODE_ENV is not defined! Using default development environment'));
 			}
 
 			process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
 		} else {
-			console.log('\x1b[7m', 'Application loaded using the "' + process.env.NODE_ENV + '" environment configuration');
+			console.log(chalk.black.bgWhite('Application loaded using the "' + process.env.NODE_ENV + '" environment configuration'));
 		}
-		console.log('\x1b[0m');
 	});
 
 	/**
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e785acbc..1e6474d1 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 		"grunt-cli": "~0.1.13",
 		"glob": "~4.0.5",
 		"async": "~0.9.0",
-		"nodemailer": "~1.3.0"
+		"nodemailer": "~1.3.0",
+		"chalk": "~0.5"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"supertest": "~0.14.0",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index e13d20d7..98d108bb 100755
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
  */
 var init = require('./config/init')(),
 	config = require('./config/config'),
-	mongoose = require('mongoose');
+	mongoose = require('mongoose'),
+	chalk = require('chalk');
 
 /**
  * Main application entry file.
@@ -14,8 +15,8 @@ var init = require('./config/init')(),
 // Bootstrap db connection
 var db = mongoose.connect(config.db, function(err) {
 	if (err) {
-		console.error('\x1b[31m', 'Could not connect to MongoDB!');
-		console.log(err);
+		console.error(chalk.red('Could not connect to MongoDB!'));
+		console.log(chalk.red(err));
 	}
 });