diff --git a/src/backupninja.in b/src/backupninja.in
index 55a3d00410371ff452ebabb31ba661aef7595915..387743fe1934719454b64f61a0095a251120ae06 100755
--- a/src/backupninja.in
+++ b/src/backupninja.in
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ function colorize() {
 # 0 - debug - blue
 # 1 - normal messages - green
 # 2 - warnings - yellow
-# 3 - errors - orange
-# 4 - fatal - red
+# 3 - errors - red
+# 4 - fatal - purple
 # First variable passed is the error level, all others are printed
 
 # if 1, echo out all warnings, errors, or fatal