diff --git a/tests/assets/system-setup/setup-funcs.sh b/tests/assets/system-setup/setup-funcs.sh
index 5b453a3a..2627285e 100755
--- a/tests/assets/system-setup/setup-funcs.sh
+++ b/tests/assets/system-setup/setup-funcs.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 
+# ansi escapes for hilighting text
+F_DIMTEXT=$(echo -e "\037[31m")
+F_RESET=$(echo -e "\033[39m")
+
+
 die() {
     local msg="$1"
     echo "$msg" 1>&2
@@ -21,6 +26,7 @@ dump_log() {
     local log_file="$1"
     local lines="$2"
     local title="DUMP OF $log_file"
+    echo -n "$F_DIMTEXT"
     if [ ! -z "$lines" ]; then
         H1 "$title (last $lines lines)"
         tail -$lines "$log_file"
@@ -29,6 +35,7 @@ dump_log() {
         cat "$log_file"
     fi
     H1 "END $title"
+    echo -n "$F_RESET"
 }
 
 install_qa_prerequisites() {