diff --git a/home/overflow/.messagerc b/home/overflow/.messagerc
index f69e910..fb56ec8 100755
--- a/home/overflow/.messagerc
+++ b/home/overflow/.messagerc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ echo "                             You and which army?"
 echo
 
 echo -n "\033[33m"
-cal | awk '{ print "  " $0}'
+cal --color=always | awk '{ print "  " $0}'
 echo "\033[7A\033[39C\033[34m`date +%T`\n\033[36C\033[31m`whoami`\033[33m@\033[35m`hostname`\n\033[30C\033[32m`cat /proc/loadavg`\n\033[30C\033[0m\033[34m\u26A3  & \u26A4   Problem, bitch?\033[0m\n\n\n\n"
 #fortune -s
 echo " "