diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index 02a378e30..45d52ab60 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func issueClose(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("API call failed:%w", err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "%s closed issue #%d\n", utils.Green("✔"), issue.Number)
+	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "%s closed issue #%d\n", utils.Red("✔"), issue.Number)
 
 	return nil