diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 881e1c0e..4bae665b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -793,6 +793,17 @@
         "@types/istanbul-reports": "^1.1.1",
         "@types/yargs": "^15.0.0",
         "chalk": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "chalk": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-4D3B6Wf41KOYRFdszmDqMCGq5VV/uMAB273JILmO+3jAlh8X4qDtdtgCR3fxtbLEMzSx22QdhnDcJvu2u1fVwg==",
+          "requires": {
+            "ansi-styles": "^4.1.0",
+            "supports-color": "^7.1.0"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "@protobufjs/aspromise": {
@@ -1889,9 +1900,10 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-G2gcIf+EAzyCZUMJBolCDRhxUdw="
     },
     "chalk": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4D3B6Wf41KOYRFdszmDqMCGq5VV/uMAB273JILmO+3jAlh8X4qDtdtgCR3fxtbLEMzSx22QdhnDcJvu2u1fVwg==",
+      "version": "4.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-4.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oKnbhFyRIXpUuez8iBMmyEa4nbj4IOQyuhc/wy9kY7/WVPcwIO9VA668Pu8RkO7+0G76SLROeyw9CpQ061i4mA==",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "ansi-styles": "^4.1.0",
         "supports-color": "^7.1.0"
@@ -3263,6 +3275,17 @@
         "diff-sequences": "^25.2.6",
         "jest-get-type": "^25.2.6",
         "pretty-format": "^25.5.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "chalk": {
+          "version": "3.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/chalk/-/chalk-3.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-4D3B6Wf41KOYRFdszmDqMCGq5VV/uMAB273JILmO+3jAlh8X4qDtdtgCR3fxtbLEMzSx22QdhnDcJvu2u1fVwg==",
+          "requires": {
+            "ansi-styles": "^4.1.0",
+            "supports-color": "^7.1.0"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "jest-docblock": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aea51df4..6bcac6df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "jest-cucumber",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.0.2",
   "description": "Execute Gherkin scenarios in Jest",
   "main": "dist/src/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/src/index.d.ts",
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/bencompton/jest-cucumber#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-jest": "^24.1.0",
+    "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "ts-jest": "^26.1.4",
     "tslint": "^5.10.0",
     "typescript": "^3.3.3"
diff --git a/src/validation/step-definition-validation.ts b/src/validation/step-definition-validation.ts
index 20bb0949..a00873a0 100644
--- a/src/validation/step-definition-validation.ts
+++ b/src/validation/step-definition-validation.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ParsedScenario, ParsedScenarioOutline, ScenarioFromStepDefinitions, Options, ParsedStep } from '../models';
 import { generateScenarioCode } from '../code-generation/scenario-generation';
 import { generateStepCode } from '../code-generation/step-generation';
+import {green, red, bold, bgRed, black} from 'chalk';
 
 export const matchSteps = (stepFromFeatureFile: string, stepMatcher: string | RegExp) => {
     if (typeof stepMatcher === 'string') {
@@ -54,7 +55,16 @@ export const ensureFeatureFileAndStepDefinitionScenarioHaveSameSteps = (
 
         if (!stepFromStepDefinitions || !matchSteps(parsedStep.stepText, stepFromStepDefinitions.stepMatcher)) {
             // tslint:disable-next-line:max-line-length
-            errors.push(`Expected step #${index + 1} in scenario "${parsedScenario.title}" to match "${parsedStep.stepText}". Try adding the following code:\n\n${generateStepCode(parsedScenario.steps, index)}`);
+            const errorCollection = [
+                bgRed(bold(black(`Expected step ${`#${index + 1}`}`))),
+                ` in scenario `,
+                green(`"${parsedScenario.title}"`),
+                ` to match `,
+                red(`"${parsedStep.stepText}"`),
+                `. Try adding the following code:\n\n`,
+                green(generateStepCode(parsedScenario.steps, index)),
+            ];
+            errors.push(errorCollection.join(''));
         }
     });