diff --git a/test/main.cpp b/test/main.cpp
index 4d146a4a3..7416511eb 100644
--- a/test/main.cpp
+++ b/test/main.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ bool tests_failure = false;
 
 void report_failure(char const* err, char const* file, int line)
 {
-	std::cerr << file << ":" << line << "\"" << err << "\"\n";
+	std::cerr << "\033[31m" << file << ":" << line << " \"" << err << "\"\033[0m\n";
 	tests_failure = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/setup_transfer.cpp b/test/setup_transfer.cpp
index d4d696c6f..12b7fccfe 100644
--- a/test/setup_transfer.cpp
+++ b/test/setup_transfer.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,15 @@ void start_web_server(int port, bool ssl)
 
 	if (ssl)
 	{
-		system("echo -e \"AU\\ntest province\\ntest city\\ntest company\\n"
-			"test department\\ntester\\ntest@test.com\" | "
-			"openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem "
-			"-days 365 -nodes");
+		system("echo . > tmp");
+		system("echo test province >>tmp");
+		system("echo test city >> tmp");
+		system("echo test company >> tmp");
+		system("echo test department >> tmp");
+		system("echo tester >> tmp");
+		system("echo test@test.com >> tmp");	
+		system("openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem "
+			"-days 365 -nodes <tmp");
 	}
 	
 	std::ofstream f("lighty_config");