diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index c8c1db0a5..21672ea5a 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -702,8 +702,11 @@ def setColor(message, bold=False):
     if level:
         kb.currentMessage = level
 
-    if hasattr(LOGGER_HANDLER, "level_map") and hasattr(kb, "currentMessage") and kb.currentMessage:
+    if bold:
+        retVal = colored(message, color=None, on_color=None, attrs=("bold",))
+    elif hasattr(LOGGER_HANDLER, "level_map") and hasattr(kb, "currentMessage") and kb.currentMessage:
         _ = LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map.get(logging.getLevelName(kb.currentMessage))
+
         if _:
             background, foreground, bold = _
             retVal = colored(message, color=foreground, on_color="on_%s" % background if background else None, attrs=("bold",) if bold else None)