diff --git a/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh b/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
index 98d759fb6..598a0c63e 100755
--- a/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
+++ b/tabs/applications-setup/dwmtitus-setup.sh
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ install_slstatus() {
     read -r response # -r flag to prevent backslashes from being interpreted
     if [ "$response" = "y" ] || [ "$response" = "Y" ]; then
         printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Installing slstatus${RC}"
-        cd "$HOME/dwm-titus/slstatus" || { echo "Failed to change directory to slstatus"; return 1; }
+        cd "$HOME/dwm-titus/slstatus" || { printf "%b\n" "${RED}Failed to change directory to slstatus${RC}"; return 1; }
         if "$ESCALATION_TOOL" make clean install; then
             printf "%b\n" "${GREEN}slstatus installed successfully${RC}"
         else
diff --git a/tabs/applications-setup/zsh-setup.sh b/tabs/applications-setup/zsh-setup.sh
index 7100d01ba..c3577e5e8 100644
--- a/tabs/applications-setup/zsh-setup.sh
+++ b/tabs/applications-setup/zsh-setup.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ installZsh() {
 
 # Function to setup zsh configuration
 setupZshConfig() {
-  echo "Setting up Zsh configuration..."
+  printf "%b\n" "${YELLOW}Setting up Zsh configuration...${RC}"
   CONFIG_DIR="$HOME/.config/zsh"
   ZSHRC_FILE="$CONFIG_DIR/.zshrc"