diff --git a/mountconfig/mountconfig.py b/mountconfig/mountconfig.py
index 260f215..eb28cae 100755
--- a/mountconfig/mountconfig.py
+++ b/mountconfig/mountconfig.py
@@ -2617,7 +2617,7 @@ class MountEntryDialog(KDialogBase):
                 and not os.path.isfile(self.currentMountEntry.getMountPoint())
                 and not self.currentMountEntry.mounttype == 'swap'):
             ask = KMessageBox.warningYesNoCancel(self,
-                    i18n("""The mountpoint '%1' does not exist. You will not be able to enable it until it is created.\ 
+                    i18n("""The mountpoint '%1' does not exist. You will not be able to enable it until it is created.\
                                     \nShould I create the mountpoint?""").arg(self.currentMountEntry.getMountPoint()),
                     i18n("Mountpoint does not exist"))
             if ask==KMessageBox.Cancel:
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ class MountEntryDialog(KDialogBase):
                 os.mkdir(self.currentMountEntry.getMountPoint())
         elif os.path.isfile(self.currentMountEntry.getMountPoint()):
             if KMessageBox.warningContinueCancel(self,
-                    i18n("""The mountpoint '%1' is a file, but it has to be a directory. You will probably not \ 
+                    i18n("""The mountpoint '%1' is a file, but it has to be a directory. You will probably not \
                                 be able to enable it.\nContinue?""").arg(self.currentMountEntry.getMountPoint()),
                     i18n("Invalid mountpoint"))!=KMessageBox.Continue:
                 return
diff --git a/serviceconfig/serviceconfig.py b/serviceconfig/serviceconfig.py
index 1a0c802..42bb543 100755
--- a/serviceconfig/serviceconfig.py
+++ b/serviceconfig/serviceconfig.py
@@ -1437,9 +1437,9 @@ class CommandRunner(KDialogBase):
     def slotReadyReadStdout(self):
         # Remove the colors used by some programs.
         # FIXME: this probably isn't neccessary anymore.
-        uncolor = lambda text: re.compile('\\x1b\[[0-9]+;01m').sub("", \
-          re.compile('\\x1b\[0m').sub("", re.compile('\\033\[1;[0-9]+m').sub("", \
-          re.compile('\\033\[0m').sub("", text))))
+        uncolor = lambda text: re.compile('\\x1b\\[[0-9]+;01m').sub("", \
+          re.compile('\\x1b\\[0m').sub("", re.compile('\\033\\[1;[0-9]+m').sub("", \
+          re.compile('\\033\\[0m').sub("", text))))
         self.output += uncolor(str(self.kid.readStdout()))
         self.outputtextview.setText(self.output)
         self.outputtextview.ensureVisible(0,self.outputtextview.contentsHeight())