diff --git a/src/playsim/p_acs.cpp b/src/playsim/p_acs.cpp
index 215fb0e34..64e2aa112 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_acs.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_acs.cpp
@@ -8757,7 +8757,7 @@ scriptwait:
 						(type & HUDMSG_LAYER_MASK) >> HUDMSG_LAYER_SHIFT);
 					if (type & HUDMSG_LOG)
 					{
-						int consolecolor = color >= CR_BRICK && color <= CR_YELLOW ? color + 'A' : '-';
+						int consolecolor = color >= CR_BRICK && color < NUM_TEXT_COLORS && color != CR_UNTRANSLATED ? color + 'A' : '-';
 						Printf(PRINT_NONOTIFY, "\n" TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPESTR "%c%s\n%s\n%s\n", consolecolor, console_bar, work.GetChars(), console_bar);
 					}
 				}