diff --git a/pkg/logs/console.go b/pkg/logs/console.go
index 34114e4a..a3e5fb5a 100644
--- a/pkg/logs/console.go
+++ b/pkg/logs/console.go
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@ type consoleWriter struct {
 func (c *consoleWriter) Format(lm *LogMsg) string {
 	msg := lm.Msg
 
-	if c.Colorful {
-		msg = strings.Replace(lm.Msg, levelPrefix[lm.Level], colors[lm.Level](levelPrefix[lm.Level]), 1)
-	}
-
 	h, _, _ := formatTimeHeader(lm.When)
 	bytes := append(append(h, msg...), '\n')
 
@@ -105,13 +101,13 @@ func (c *consoleWriter) WriteMsg(lm *LogMsg) error {
 	if lm.Level > c.Level {
 		return nil
 	}
-	// fmt.Printf("Formatted: %s\n\n", c.fmtter.Format(lm))
+
+	msg := ""
+
 	if c.Colorful {
 		lm.Msg = strings.Replace(lm.Msg, levelPrefix[lm.Level], colors[lm.Level](levelPrefix[lm.Level]), 1)
 	}
 
-	msg := ""
-
 	if c.customFormatter != nil {
 		msg = c.customFormatter(lm)
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkg/logs/logformattertest/log_formatter_test.go b/pkg/logs/logformattertest/log_formatter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d99a8e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/logs/logformattertest/log_formatter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package logformattertest
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/astaxie/beego/pkg/common"
+	"github.com/astaxie/beego/pkg/logs"
+)
+
+func customFormatter(lm *logs.LogMsg) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[CUSTOM CONSOLE LOGGING] %s", lm.Msg)
+}
+
+func globalFormatter(lm *logs.LogMsg) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("[GLOBAL] %s", lm.Msg)
+}
+
+func TestCustomLoggingFormatter(t *testing.T) {
+	// beego.BConfig.Log.AccessLogs = true
+
+	logs.SetLoggerWithOpts("console", []string{`{"color":true}`}, common.SimpleKV{Key: "formatter", Value: customFormatter})
+
+	// Message will be formatted by the customFormatter with colorful text set to true
+	logs.Informational("Test message")
+}
+
+func TestGlobalLoggingFormatter(t *testing.T) {
+	logs.SetGlobalFormatter(globalFormatter)
+
+	logs.SetLogger("console", `{"color":true}`)
+
+	// Message will be formatted by globalFormatter
+	logs.Informational("Test message")
+
+}