diff --git a/lib/launcher.js b/lib/launcher.js
index a33d153..74a071a 100644
--- a/lib/launcher.js
+++ b/lib/launcher.js
@@ -318,16 +318,23 @@ TaskReporter_.prototype.log_ = function(data) {
   tag += (' #' + this.task.taskId);
   tag += '] ';
 
-
   data = data.toString();
   for ( var i = 0; i < data.length; i++ ) {
     if (this.insertTag) {
       this.insertTag = false;
+      // This ensures that the '\x1B[0m' appears before the tag, so that
+      // data remains correct when color is not processed.
+      // See https://github.com/angular/protractor/pull/1216
+      if (data[i] === '\x1B' && data.substring(i, i+4) === '\x1B[0m' ) {
+        this.buffer += ('\x1B[0m' + tag);
+        i += 3;
+        continue;
+      }
+      
       this.buffer += tag;
     }
     if (data[i] === '\n') {
       this.insertTag = true;
-      this.buffer += '\x1B[0m'; // Prevent color from leaking into next line
     }
     this.buffer += data[i];
   }