diff --git a/src/npfile/Program.cs b/src/npfile/Program.cs
index 6bbe903..172711c 100644
--- a/src/npfile/Program.cs
+++ b/src/npfile/Program.cs
@@ -24,22 +24,38 @@ namespace NPSharp.CommandLine.File
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             // log4net setup
-            var appender = new ColoredConsoleAppender
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Unix || Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.MacOSX)
             {
+                var appender = new ConsoleAppender
+                {
 #if DEBUG
-                Threshold = Level.Debug,
+                    Threshold = Level.Debug,
 #else
                 Threshold = Level.Info,
 #endif
-                Layout = new PatternLayout("<%d{HH:mm:ss}> [%logger:%thread] %level: %message%newline"),
-            };
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Debug, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Cyan | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Info, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Green | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Warn, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Purple | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Error, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Fatal, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.White | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity, BackColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red });
-            appender.ActivateOptions();
-            BasicConfigurator.Configure(new IAppender[] { appender, new DebugAppender { Layout = appender.Layout, Threshold = Level.All } });
+                    Layout = new PatternLayout("<%d{HH:mm:ss}> [%logger:%thread] %level: %message%newline"),
+                };
+                BasicConfigurator.Configure(new IAppender[] { appender, new DebugAppender { Layout = appender.Layout, Threshold = Level.All } });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var appender = new ColoredConsoleAppender
+                {
+#if DEBUG
+                    Threshold = Level.Debug,
+#else
+                Threshold = Level.Info,
+#endif
+                    Layout = new PatternLayout("<%d{HH:mm:ss}> [%logger:%thread] %level: %message%newline"),
+                };
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Debug, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Cyan | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Info, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Green | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Warn, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Purple | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Error, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Fatal, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.White | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity, BackColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red });
+                appender.ActivateOptions();
+                BasicConfigurator.Configure(new IAppender[] { appender, new DebugAppender { Layout = appender.Layout, Threshold = Level.All } });
+            }
 
             var log = LogManager.GetLogger("Main");
 
diff --git a/src/npmotd/Program.cs b/src/npmotd/Program.cs
index 8da79ba..54645cd 100644
--- a/src/npmotd/Program.cs
+++ b/src/npmotd/Program.cs
@@ -14,22 +14,38 @@ namespace NPSharp.CommandLine.MOTD
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             // log4net setup
-            var appender = new ColoredConsoleAppender
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Unix || Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.MacOSX)
             {
+                var appender = new ConsoleAppender
+                {
 #if DEBUG
-                Threshold = Level.Debug,
+                    Threshold = Level.Debug,
 #else
                 Threshold = Level.Info,
 #endif
-                Layout = new PatternLayout("<%d{HH:mm:ss}> [%logger:%thread] %level: %message%newline"),
-            };
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Debug, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Cyan | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Info, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Green | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Warn, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Purple | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Error, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
-            appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Fatal, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.White | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity, BackColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red });
-            appender.ActivateOptions();
-            BasicConfigurator.Configure(new IAppender[]{appender,new DebugAppender{Layout=appender.Layout,Threshold=Level.All}});
+                    Layout = new PatternLayout("<%d{HH:mm:ss}> [%logger:%thread] %level: %message%newline"),
+                };
+                BasicConfigurator.Configure(new IAppender[] { appender, new DebugAppender { Layout = appender.Layout, Threshold = Level.All } });
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var appender = new ColoredConsoleAppender
+                {
+#if DEBUG
+                    Threshold = Level.Debug,
+#else
+                Threshold = Level.Info,
+#endif
+                    Layout = new PatternLayout("<%d{HH:mm:ss}> [%logger:%thread] %level: %message%newline"),
+                };
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Debug, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Cyan | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Info, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Green | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Warn, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Purple | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Error, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity });
+                appender.AddMapping(new ColoredConsoleAppender.LevelColors { Level = Level.Fatal, ForeColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.White | ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.HighIntensity, BackColor = ColoredConsoleAppender.Colors.Red });
+                appender.ActivateOptions();
+                BasicConfigurator.Configure(new IAppender[] { appender, new DebugAppender { Layout = appender.Layout, Threshold = Level.All } });
+            }
 
             var log = LogManager.GetLogger("Main");