diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index ae9d2ecd2..7022f59be 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ func serverMain(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	maxProcs := runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)
 	cpuProcs := runtime.NumCPU()
 	if maxProcs < cpuProcs {
-		logger.Info(color.RedBold("WARNING: Detected GOMAXPROCS(%d) < NumCPU(%d), please make sure to provide all PROCS to MinIO for optimal performance", maxProcs, cpuProcs))
+		logger.Info(color.RedBoldf("WARNING: Detected GOMAXPROCS(%d) < NumCPU(%d), please make sure to provide all PROCS to MinIO for optimal performance", maxProcs, cpuProcs))
 	}
 
 	// Configure server.
diff --git a/internal/color/color.go b/internal/color/color.go
index 742bef906..3cd3c1188 100644
--- a/internal/color/color.go
+++ b/internal/color/color.go
@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ var (
 		return fmt.Sprintf
 	}()
 
-	RedBold = func() func(format string, a ...interface{}) string {
+	RedBold = func() func(a ...interface{}) string {
+		if IsTerminal() {
+			return color.New(color.FgRed, color.Bold).SprintFunc()
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprint
+	}()
+
+	RedBoldf = func() func(format string, a ...interface{}) string {
 		if IsTerminal() {
 			return color.New(color.FgRed, color.Bold).SprintfFunc()
 		}
diff --git a/internal/logger/target/console/console.go b/internal/logger/target/console/console.go
index acf74aff9..e91ddfaf0 100644
--- a/internal/logger/target/console/console.go
+++ b/internal/logger/target/console/console.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (c *Target) Send(e interface{}, logKind string) error {
 		tagString = "\n       " + tagString
 	}
 
-	msg := color.FgRed(color.Bold(entry.Trace.Message))
+	msg := color.RedBold(entry.Trace.Message)
 	output := fmt.Sprintf("\n%s\n%s%s%s%s%s%s\nError: %s%s\n%s",
 		apiString, timeString, deploymentID, requestID, remoteHost, host, userAgent,
 		msg, tagString, strings.Join(trace, "\n"))