diff --git a/installation/symlink_Code.py b/installation/symlink_Code.py
index 5d4518ddd..82b68c2a8 100755
--- a/installation/symlink_Code.py
+++ b/installation/symlink_Code.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ for version in MarcReleases:
       os.remove(sym_link)
       sys.stdout.write(sym_link)
     else:
-      sys.stdout.write(damask.util.bcolors.BOLD + sym_link + damask.util.bcolors.ENDC)
+      sys.stdout.write(damask.util.emph(sym_link))
 
     os.symlink(src,sym_link)
     sys.stdout.write(' -> '+src+'\n')
diff --git a/installation/symlink_Processing.py b/installation/symlink_Processing.py
index 3f00e95c6..56f4d73e3 100755
--- a/installation/symlink_Processing.py
+++ b/installation/symlink_Processing.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ for subDir in processing_subDirs:
         os.remove(sym_link)
         sys.stdout.write(sym_link)
       else:
-        sys.stdout.write(damask.util.bcolors.BOLD + sym_link + damask.util.bcolors.ENDC)
+        sys.stdout.write(damask.util.emph(sym_link))
 
       os.symlink(src,sym_link)
       sys.stdout.write(' -> '+src+'\n')