diff --git a/akka-remote-tests/src/test/scala/akka/remote/testkit/LogRoleReplace.scala b/akka-remote-tests/src/test/scala/akka/remote/testkit/LogRoleReplace.scala
index 51a189b7f9..6905b9b116 100644
--- a/akka-remote-tests/src/test/scala/akka/remote/testkit/LogRoleReplace.scala
+++ b/akka-remote-tests/src/test/scala/akka/remote/testkit/LogRoleReplace.scala
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ object LogRoleReplace extends ClipboardOwner {
 class LogRoleReplace {
 
   private val RoleStarted = """\[([\w\-]+)\].*Role \[([\w]+)\] started with address \[akka://.*@([\w\-\.]+):([0-9]+)\]""".r
-  private val ColorCode = """\[[0-9]+m"""
+  private val ColorCode = """\u001B?\[[0-9]+m"""
 
   private var replacements: Map[String, String] = Map.empty