diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava_job_submitter.py b/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava_job_submitter.py
index 88332303513..5150f0039c2 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava_job_submitter.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/lava_job_submitter.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def _call_proxy(fn, *args):
 
 
 class LAVAJob:
-    COLOR_STATUS_MAP = {"pass": CONSOLE_LOG["COLOR_GREEN"]}
+    COLOR_STATUS_MAP = {"pass": CONSOLE_LOG["FG_GREEN"]}
 
     def __init__(self, proxy, definition):
         self.job_id = None
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ def fetch_logs(job, max_idle_time, log_follower) -> None:
         max_idle_time_min = max_idle_time.total_seconds() / 60
         print_log(
             f"{CONSOLE_LOG['BOLD']}"
-            f"{CONSOLE_LOG['COLOR_RED']}"
+            f"{CONSOLE_LOG['FG_RED']}"
             f"No log output for {max_idle_time_min} minutes; "
             "assuming device has died, retrying"
             f"{CONSOLE_LOG['RESET']}"
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def print_job_final_status(job):
     if job.status == "running":
         job.status = "hung"
 
-    color = LAVAJob.COLOR_STATUS_MAP.get(job.status, CONSOLE_LOG["COLOR_RED"])
+    color = LAVAJob.COLOR_STATUS_MAP.get(job.status, CONSOLE_LOG["FG_RED"])
     print_log(
         f"{color}"
         f"LAVA Job finished with status: {job.status}"
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log.py b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log.py
index 36b2979831e..6f914d71c91 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log.py
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ from typing import Optional, Pattern, Union
 
 from lava.exceptions import MesaCITimeoutError
 
-# Helper constants to colorize the job output
 CONSOLE_LOG = {
-    "COLOR_GREEN": "\x1b[1;32;5;197m",
-    "COLOR_RED": "\x1b[1;38;5;197m",
+    "FG_GREEN": "\x1b[1;32;5;197m",
+    "FG_RED": "\x1b[1;38;5;197m",
     "RESET": "\x1b[0m",
     "UNDERLINED": "\x1b[3m",
     "BOLD": "\x1b[1m",
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ class GitlabSection:
     type: LogSectionType
     start_collapsed: bool = False
     escape: str = "\x1b[0K"
-    colour: str = f"{CONSOLE_LOG['BOLD']}{CONSOLE_LOG['COLOR_GREEN']}"
+    colour: str = f"{CONSOLE_LOG['BOLD']}{CONSOLE_LOG['FG_GREEN']}"
     __start_time: Optional[datetime] = field(default=None, init=False)
     __end_time: Optional[datetime] = field(default=None, init=False)
 
@@ -342,7 +341,7 @@ def parse_lava_line(line) -> Optional[str]:
     if line["lvl"] in ["results", "feedback", "debug"]:
         return
     elif line["lvl"] in ["warning", "error"]:
-        prefix = CONSOLE_LOG["COLOR_RED"]
+        prefix = CONSOLE_LOG["FG_RED"]
         suffix = CONSOLE_LOG["RESET"]
     elif line["lvl"] == "input":
         prefix = "$ "