diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 38ca5f7..9c4855c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ vet:
 	go vet ./src/...
 
 test:
-	go test ./src/...
+	go test ./src/... | ./testfilter.sh
 
-autotest: test
-	fswatch -or ./src | xargs -n1 -I{} go test ./src/...
+autotest:
+	fswatch -or ./src | \
+	xargs -n1 -I{} ${SHELL} -c 'echo ; date ; echo ----------------------------; go test ./src/... | ./testfilter.sh'
 
 run: build
 	./bin/${APPNAME}
diff --git a/testfilter.sh b/testfilter.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..57cc952
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testfilter.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# colorize the output of "go test"
+
+sed ''/ok/s//$(printf "\033[32;1m&\033[0m")/''       | \
+	sed ''/PASS/s//$(printf "\033[32;1m&\033[0m")/''   | \
+	sed ''/FAIL/s//$(printf "\033[31;1m&\033[0m")/''