diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml
index b2be6aa3..2e4f70f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-workflow.yml
@@ -86,17 +86,13 @@ jobs:
       # Test the module
       - name: Run pytest-workflow
         # only use one thread for pytest-workflow to avoid race condition on conda cache.
-        run: TMPDIR=~ PROFILE=${{ matrix.profile }} pytest --tag ${{ matrix.tags }} --symlink --kwdof --git-aware
+        run: TMPDIR=~ PROFILE=${{ matrix.profile }} pytest --tag ${{ matrix.tags }} --symlink --kwdof --git-aware --color=yes
 
       - name: Output log on failure
         if: failure()
         run: |
-          echo "======> log.out <======="
-          cat /home/runner/pytest_workflow_*/*/log.out
-          echo
-          echo
-          echo "======> log.err <======="
-          cat /home/runner/pytest_workflow_*/*/log.err
+          sudo apt install bat > /dev/null
+          batcat --decorations=always --color=always /home/runner/pytest_workflow_*/*/log.{out,err}
 
       - name: Upload logs on failure
         if: failure()