diff --git a/.github/scripts/run-playwright.sh b/.github/scripts/run-playwright.sh
index ec1bae8..125df8c 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/run-playwright.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/run-playwright.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "${COLOR_BLUE}Running end-to-end tests${COLOR_OFF}"
+echo -e "${COLOR_BLUE}Running end-to-end tests${COLOR_OFF}"
 
 npx playwright test "$H5P_CONTENT_REPOSITORY_DIR/tests/main.spec.js"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/setup-test.sh b/.github/scripts/setup-test.sh
index b724d95..a249d17 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/setup-test.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/setup-test.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "${COLOR_BLUE}Setting up test content${COLOR_OFF}"
+echo -e "${COLOR_BLUE}Setting up test content${COLOR_OFF}"
 
 if [ ! -d "$H5P_CONTENT_REPOSITORY_DIR/assets" ]; then
   mkdir assets
diff --git a/.github/scripts/start-h5p-cli-server.sh b/.github/scripts/start-h5p-cli-server.sh
index 26aa561..a6d168c 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/start-h5p-cli-server.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/start-h5p-cli-server.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "${COLOR_BLUE}Starting H5P CLI server${COLOR_OFF}"
+echo -e "${COLOR_BLUE}Starting H5P CLI server${COLOR_OFF}"
 
 if ! netstat -tln | grep ":8080 " >/dev/null; then
   cd "$H5P_CLI_DIR"
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ if ! netstat -tln | grep ":8080 " >/dev/null; then
   H5P_CLI_SERVER_PID=$!
   export H5P_CLI_SERVER_PID
 
-  echo "${COLOR_BLUE}...Started H5P CLI server detached with PID $H5P_CLI_SERVER_PID${COLOR_OFF}"
+  echo -e "${COLOR_BLUE}...Started H5P CLI server detached with PID $H5P_CLI_SERVER_PID${COLOR_OFF}"
   cd "$H5P_CONTENT_REPOSITORY_DIR"
 else
-  echo "${COLOR_RED}...Could not start H5P CLI server, is it running already? Will assume it is.${COLOR_OFF}"
+  echo -e "${COLOR_RED}...Could not start H5P CLI server, is it running already? Will assume it is.${COLOR_OFF}"
 fi
diff --git a/.github/scripts/stop-h5p-cli-server.sh b/.github/scripts/stop-h5p-cli-server.sh
index 216dd75..0698d85 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/stop-h5p-cli-server.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/stop-h5p-cli-server.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "${COLOR_BLUE}Stopping H5P CLI server${COLOR_OFF}"
+echo -e "${COLOR_BLUE}Stopping H5P CLI server${COLOR_OFF}"
 
 if [ -n "$H5P_CLI_SERVER_PID" ]; then
   kill $H5P_CLI_SERVER_PID
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ else
   PROBABLE_ID=$(lsof -i :8080 -sTCP:LISTEN -n -P | grep LISTEN | grep node | grep $(whoami) | awk '{print $2}')
 
   if [ -n "$PROBABLE_ID" ]; then
-    echo "${COLOR_RED}... A server seems to have been running before running the test. You should be able to stop it manually yourself or by running 'kill -9 $PROBABLE_ID'${COLOR_OFF}"
+    echo -e "${COLOR_RED}... A server seems to have been running before running the test. You should be able to stop it manually yourself or by running 'kill -9 $PROBABLE_ID'${COLOR_OFF}"
   fi
 fi