diff --git a/irc/commands/tasks.py b/irc/commands/tasks.py
index 82af028..5130cc9 100644
--- a/irc/commands/tasks.py
+++ b/irc/commands/tasks.py
@@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ class Tasks(BaseCommand):
             tname = thread.name
             if tname == "MainThread":
                 tname = self.get_main_thread_name()
-                normal_threads.append("{} (running as main thread)".format(tname))
+                normal_threads.append("\x0302{}\x0301 (running as main thread)".format(tname))
             elif tname in ["irc-frontend", "irc-watcher", "wiki-scheduler"]:
-                normal_threads.append(tname)
+                normal_threads.append("\x0302{}\x0301".format(tname))
             else:
                 task_thread_num += 1
-                task_threads.append(tname)
+                task_threads.append("\x0302{}\x0301".format(tname))
         
         if task_threads:
-            msg = "\x0302{}\x0301 threads active: {} and \x0302{}\x0301 tasks: {}.".format(len(threads), ', '.join(normal_threads), task_thread_num, ', '.join(task_threads))
+            msg = "\x0303{}\x0301 threads active: {}, and \x0303{}\x0301 tasks: {}.".format(len(threads), ', '.join(normal_threads), task_thread_num, ', '.join(task_threads))
         else:
-            msg = "\x0302{}\x0301 threads active: {} and \x03020\x0301 tasks.".format(len(threads), ', '.join(normal_threads))
+            msg = "\x0303{}\x0301 threads active: {}, and \x03030\x0301 tasks.".format(len(threads), ', '.join(normal_threads))
         self.connection.reply(self.data, msg)
     
     def do_listall(self):