--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ script:
 # please comment out this section in your personal fork!
 notifications:
   irc:
     channels:
       - "irc.mozilla.org#releng"
     on_success: always
     on_failure: always
     template:
-      - "%{repository}#%{build_number} (%{branch} - %{commit} : %{author}): %{message}"
-      - "Change view : %{compare_url}"
-      - "Build details : %{build_url}"
-      - "Commit message : %{commit_message}"
+      - "\x02%{repository}\x0314#%{build_number}\x03\x02 (%{branch} - %{commit} : %{author}): \x02\x0312%{message}\x02\x03"
+      - "\x02Change view\x02 : \x0314%{compare_url}\x03"
+      - "\x02Build details\x02 : \x0314%{build_url}\x03"
+      - "\x02Commit message\x02 : \x0314%{commit_message}\x03"