diff --git a/linkcheck/logger/text.py b/linkcheck/logger/text.py
index 3d3417f8..bcf0e855 100644
--- a/linkcheck/logger/text.py
+++ b/linkcheck/logger/text.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class TextLogger (Logger):
         error_text = _n("%d error found", "%d errors found",
              self.stats.errors_printed) % self.stats.errors_printed
         if self.stats.errors_printed:
-            error_color = self.colorerror
+            error_color = self.colorinvalid
         else:
             error_color = self.colorvalid
         self.write(error_text, color=error_color)