diff --git a/code/sys/sys_main.c b/code/sys/sys_main.c
index aaa32964..0becb838 100644
--- a/code/sys/sys_main.c
+++ b/code/sys/sys_main.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void Sys_AnsiColorPrint( const char *msg )
 	int         length = 0;
 	static int  q3ToAnsi[ 8 ] =
 	{
-		30, // COLOR_BLACK
+		7, // COLOR_BLACK
 		31, // COLOR_RED
 		32, // COLOR_GREEN
 		33, // COLOR_YELLOW
@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ void Sys_AnsiColorPrint( const char *msg )
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				// Print the color code
-				Com_sprintf( buffer, sizeof( buffer ), "\033[%dm",
+				// Print the color code (reset first to clear potential inverse (black))
+				Com_sprintf( buffer, sizeof( buffer ), "\033[0m\033[%dm",
 						q3ToAnsi[ ColorIndex( *( msg + 1 ) ) ] );
 				fputs( buffer, stderr );
 				msg += 2;