diff --git a/uplink b/uplink
index 81fd81f..6a2f00e 100755
--- a/uplink
+++ b/uplink
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def get_data(config, inc):
                               password=config["database_password"],
                               database=config["database"])
     except Exception as err:
-        logger.error("ERROR: Database connection failed!" + str(err))
+        logger.error(RED + "ERROR: Database connection failed!" + str(err) + END)
         # see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1489669/how-to-exit-the-entire-application-from-a-python-thread
         # maybe the following is better. need to evaluate:
         # thread.interrupt_main()
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def get_data(config, inc):
     try:
         fc = FritzStatus(address=config["uplinks"][inc]["ip"], password=config["uplinks"][inc]["password"])
     except Exception as err:
-        logger.error("ERROR: " + str(err) + " on device with ip:" + config["uplinks"][inc]["ip"])
+        logger.error(RED + "ERROR: " + str(err) + " on device with ip:" + config["uplinks"][inc]["ip"] + END)
         sql = 'INSERT INTO log (timestamp, date, time, internal_ip, is_linked, is_connected, provider, message, ' \
               'source_host)  VALUES (\"' + str(timestamp) + '\",\"' + str(d) + '\",\"' + str(t) + '\",\"' + \
               str(config["uplinks"][inc]["ip"]) + '\",\"' + "0" + '\",\"' + "0" + '\",\"' + \
@@ -138,10 +138,11 @@ def get_data(config, inc):
 
     if fc.is_connected:
         status = "UP"
+        logger.info(GREEN + config["uplinks"][inc]["provider"] + " " + status + END)
     else:
         status = "DOWN"
+        logger.info(RED + config["uplinks"][inc]["provider"] + " " + status + END)
 
-    logger.info(config["uplinks"][inc]["provider"] + " " + status)
     sql = 'INSERT INTO log (timestamp, date, time, uptime, internal_ip, external_ip, external_ipv6, is_linked, ' \
           'is_connected, str_transmission_rate_up, str_transmission_rate_down, str_max_bit_rate_up, ' \
           'str_max_bit_rate_down, str_max_linked_bit_rate_up, str_max_linked_bit_rate_down, modelname, ' \
@@ -203,5 +204,5 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
         run(_config)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        logger.info("uplink terminated!")
+        logger.info(RED + "uplink terminated!" + END)
         exit(0)