diff --git a/bin/vncctl b/bin/vncctl
index 82112ef..b891c78 100755
--- a/bin/vncctl
+++ b/bin/vncctl
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ cd "${HOME}/.vnc" || exit 5
 # Variables
 file_base="./$(hostname):1."
 
+echol() {
+    col="$1"
+    shift
+    printf '\033['"${col}"'m%s\033[0m\n' "$*"
+}
+
 error() {
     >&2 printf '\033[1;31m%s\033[0m %s\n' "ERROR:" "$1"
     shift
@@ -44,9 +50,10 @@ start() {
 status() {
     log_f="${file_base}log"
     if is_running; then
-        tail -f "$log_f"
+        echol '1;32' "The VNC server is running."
+        tail "$log_f"
     else
-        echo "The VNC server is not running."
+        echol '1;31' "The VNC server is not running."
     fi
 }