diff --git a/buffer/console.py b/buffer/console.py
index 4301ecd..50241e6 100644
--- a/buffer/console.py
+++ b/buffer/console.py
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ from buffer.color import ColorDataBuffer
 
 # console is another singleton
 console = None
-class ConsoleBuffer(ColorDataBuffer):
+class ConsoleBuffer(Buffer):
     btype       = 'console'
-    #modename   = 'ipython'
-    modename    = 'colortext'
+    modename   = 'ipython'
     bannerlines = [
-        '[r:d:*]# Python Console\n',
-        "[r:d:*]# Evaluate python expressions in the editor's context (self)\n",
-        '[r:d:*]# Press Control-] to exit\n',
+        '# Python Console\n',
+        "# Evaluate python expressions in the editor's context (self)\n",
+        '# Press Control-] to exit\n',
     ]
     banner = ''.join(bannerlines)
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -19,8 +18,10 @@ class ConsoleBuffer(ColorDataBuffer):
             b = object.__new__(ConsoleBuffer, *args, **kwargs)
             console = b
         return console
+    def __init__(self):
+        Buffer.__init__(self)
+        self.set_data(self.banner, force=True)
 
-    def __init__(self): ColorDataBuffer.__init__(self, '*Console*', self.banner)
     def clear(self): console.set_data(self.banner, force=True)
     def name(self): return '*Console*'
     def changed(self): return False
diff --git a/mode/consolemini.py b/mode/consolemini.py
index a9b4458..7d5e790 100644
--- a/mode/consolemini.py
+++ b/mode/consolemini.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class ConsoleExec(method.Method):
         if a.window().buffer is not b:
             a.switch_buffer(b)
         p = a.get_mini_buffer_prompt()
-        b.insert_string(b.get_buffer_end(), '[c:d:*]' + p + '[d:d]' + s + '\n', force=True)
+        b.insert_string(b.get_buffer_end(), p + s + '\n', force=True)
 
         if w.mode.saved_input:
             s = w.mode.saved_input + '\n' + s