diff --git a/kvm-unit-tests/run_test.sh b/kvm-unit-tests/run_test.sh
index 74ceb50..41e2e22 100755
--- a/kvm-unit-tests/run_test.sh
+++ b/kvm-unit-tests/run_test.sh
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@
 	"${CMD[@]}" &> "${OUTPUT}"
 	EXIT_STATUS=$?
 
-	PASS=$(grep -E -h --color=never "[^ ](PASS|SKIP)[^:]" "${OUTPUT}")
-	FAIL=$(grep -E -h --color=never "[^ ]FAIL[^:]" "${OUTPUT}")
+	PASS=$(grep -E -h --color=never $'(PASS|SKIP)\x1b' "${OUTPUT}")
+	FAIL=$(grep -E -h --color=never $'FAIL\x1b' "${OUTPUT}")
 
 	# Check FAIL eagerly.
 	if [ -n "${FAIL}" ]; then