diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a3ac1b4..6b9ad9c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "logger-perfcloud",
-   "version": "1.0.8",
+   "version": "1.0.9",
    "description": "",
    "main": "out/index.js",
    "types": "out/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e07fd7b..251f07f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ export class Logging {
       }
 
       var m = "[" + LoggingTypes[type] + "][" + _getCallerFile() + "][" + new Date().toISOString().replace(/T/, ' ').replace(/\..+/, '') + "]: " + mb;
+      if (this.stdout) console.log(consoleLogFormat + m + Reset);
+
+      let index = m.indexOf("\x1b");
+      while (index >= 0) {
+         m = m.substring(0, index) + m.substring(index + 4, m.length);
+         index = m.indexOf("\x1b");
+      }
+
       if (this.logFileLocation) {
          if (!this.fileStream || !this.errorStream) {
             await Logging.initializeFile();
@@ -121,7 +129,6 @@ export class Logging {
          Logging.writeMessageToFile(m, type === LoggingTypes.Error);
       }
       Logging.events.emit("message", { type: type, message: mb });
-      if (this.stdout) console.log(consoleLogFormat + m + Reset);
    }
 
    private static writeMessageToFile(message: string, error?: boolean) {