diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
index 99a33e148350c8e2399c6eec40c4e7c9c32a1d0e..43a3125c4fd942435792ec069e50d4d5b9fdfdca 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # if we ever print anything in red - that's an error
 $check_failed = false
 class String
-  alias_method :orig_red, :red
-  def red(*args)
-    $check_failed = true
-    orig_red(*args)
+  alias_method :orig_color, :color
+  def color(code)
+    if code == :red
+      $check_failed = true
+    end
+    orig_color(code)
   end
 end