diff --git a/src/common/CommandTask.cpp b/src/common/CommandTask.cpp
index c027cab13..0366aaf2b 100644
--- a/src/common/CommandTask.cpp
+++ b/src/common/CommandTask.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 #include "CommandTask.h"
 #include "TempConfig.h"
 
-CommandTask::CommandTask(const QString &cmd, ColorMode colorMode, bool outFormatHtml)
-    : cmd(cmd), colorMode(colorMode), outFormatHtml(outFormatHtml)
+CommandTask::CommandTask(const QString &cmd, ColorMode colorMode) : cmd(cmd), colorMode(colorMode)
 {
 }
 
@@ -12,8 +11,5 @@ void CommandTask::runTask()
     TempConfig tempConfig;
     tempConfig.set("scr.color", colorMode);
     auto res = Core()->cmdTask(cmd);
-    if (outFormatHtml) {
-        res = CutterCore::ansiEscapeToHtml(res);
-    }
     emit finished(res);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/CommandTask.h b/src/common/CommandTask.h
index 24a74a5ba..15136699e 100644
--- a/src/common/CommandTask.h
+++ b/src/common/CommandTask.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ class CUTTER_EXPORT CommandTask : public AsyncTask
         MODE_16M = COLOR_MODE_16M
     };
 
-    CommandTask(const QString &cmd, ColorMode colorMode = ColorMode::DISABLED,
-                bool outFormatHtml = false);
+    CommandTask(const QString &cmd, ColorMode colorMode = ColorMode::DISABLED);
 
     QString getTitle() override { return tr("Running Command"); }
 
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ class CUTTER_EXPORT CommandTask : public AsyncTask
 private:
     QString cmd;
     ColorMode colorMode;
-    bool outFormatHtml;
 };
 
 #endif // COMMANDTASK_H
diff --git a/src/core/Cutter.cpp b/src/core/Cutter.cpp
index bd9983c33..f9f8570c8 100644
--- a/src/core/Cutter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Cutter.cpp
@@ -4451,11 +4451,13 @@ bool CutterCore::setColor(const QString &key, const QString &color)
 QString CutterCore::ansiEscapeToHtml(const QString &text)
 {
     int len;
-    char *html = rz_cons_html_filter(text.toUtf8().constData(), &len);
+    QString r = text;
+    r.replace("\t", "        ");
+    char *html = rz_cons_html_filter(r.toUtf8().constData(), &len);
     if (!html) {
         return {};
     }
-    QString r = QString::fromUtf8(html, len);
+    r = QString::fromUtf8(html, len);
     rz_mem_free(html);
     return r;
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp
index 63f0ab650..cf1b6aaab 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/ConsoleWidget.cpp
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ void ConsoleWidget::executeCommand(const QString &command)
     addOutput(cmd_line);
 
     RVA oldOffset = Core()->getOffset();
-    commandTask = QSharedPointer<CommandTask>(
-            new CommandTask(command, CommandTask::ColorMode::MODE_256, false));
+    commandTask =
+            QSharedPointer<CommandTask>(new CommandTask(command, CommandTask::ColorMode::MODE_16M));
     connect(commandTask.data(), &CommandTask::finished, this,
             [this, cmd_line, command, oldOffset](const QString &result) {
-                ui->outputTextEdit->appendPlainText(result);
+                ui->outputTextEdit->appendHtml(CutterCore::ansiEscapeToHtml(result));
                 scrollOutputToEnd();
                 historyAdd(command);
                 commandTask.clear();