diff --git a/justl.el b/justl.el
index 89b4dd8..21fa4b9 100644
--- a/justl.el
+++ b/justl.el
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ;; Keywords: just justfile tools processes
 ;; URL: https://github.com/psibi/justl.el
 ;; License: GNU General Public License >= 3
-;; Package-Requires: ((transient "0.1.0") (emacs "25.3") (xterm-color "2.0") (s "1.2.0") (f "0.20.0"))
+;; Package-Requires: ((transient "0.1.0") (emacs "25.3") (s "1.2.0") (f "0.20.0"))
 
 ;;; Commentary:
 
@@ -60,17 +60,20 @@
 ;;
 ;; You can also control the width of the RECIPE column in the justl
 ;; buffer via `justl-recipe width`.  By default it has a value of 20.
+;;
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(require 'ansi-color)
 (require 'transient)
 (require 'cl-lib)
-(require 'xterm-color)
 (require 'eshell)
 (require 'esh-mode)
 (require 's)
 (require 'f)
 (require 'compile)
+(require 'comint)
+(require 'subr-x)
 
 (defgroup justl nil
   "Justfile customization group."
@@ -283,20 +286,21 @@ CMD is the just command as a list."
                  process-name
                  err))))))
 
-(defun justl--xterm-color-filter (proc string)
-  "Filter function for PROC handling colors.
+(defun justl--process-filter (proc string)
+  "Filter function for PROC handling colors and carriage return.
 
 STRING is the data returned by the PROC"
   (when (buffer-live-p (process-buffer proc))
     (with-current-buffer (process-buffer proc)
-      (let ((inhibit-read-only t)
-            (moving (= (point) (process-mark proc))))
-        (save-excursion
-          ;; Insert the text, advancing the process marker.
-          (goto-char (process-mark proc))
-          (insert (xterm-color-filter string))
-          (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point)))
-        (if moving (goto-char (process-mark proc)))))))
+      (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+        (unwind-protect
+            (progn
+              (widen)
+              (goto-char (marker-position (process-mark proc)))
+              (insert string)
+              (comint-carriage-motion (process-mark proc) (point))
+              (ansi-color-apply-on-region (process-mark proc) (point))
+              (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point))))))))
 
 (defun justl-compilation-setup-buffer (buf dir mode &optional no-mode-line)
   "Setup the compilation buffer for just-compile-mode.
@@ -349,7 +353,7 @@ ARGS is a plist that affects how the process is run.
 
         (setq-local justl--justfile (justl--justfile-from-arg (elt command 1)))
         (run-hook-with-args 'compilation-start-hook process)
-        (set-process-filter process 'justl--xterm-color-filter)
+        (set-process-filter process 'justl--process-filter)
         (set-process-sentinel process sentinel)
         (set-process-coding-system process 'utf-8-emacs-unix 'utf-8-emacs-unix)
         (pop-to-buffer buf)))))
@@ -430,7 +434,7 @@ ARGS is a ist of arguments."
     (justl--log-command process-name cmd)
     (make-process :name process-name
                   :buffer buffer-name
-                  :filter 'justl--xterm-color-filter
+                  :filter 'justl--process-filter
                   :sentinel #'justl--sentinel
                   :file-handler t
                   :stderr nil
diff --git a/test/justfile b/test/justfile
index d9a61d6..0f05dc5 100644
--- a/test/justfile
+++ b/test/justfile
@@ -21,3 +21,11 @@ push2 version1 version2:
 # A target that will fail
 fail:
     exit 1
+
+# A target that will print strings with carriage return
+carriage-return:
+    #!/usr/bin/env bash
+    printf "1/3\r"
+    printf "2/3\r"
+    printf "3/3\r"
+    printf "DONE\n"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/justl-test.el b/test/justl-test.el
index f34e421..cf5555c 100644
--- a/test/justl-test.el
+++ b/test/justl-test.el
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 (ert-deftest justl--get-recipies-test ()
   (should (equal
-           (list "default" "build-cmd" "plan" "push" "push2" "fail")
+           (list "default" "build-cmd" "plan" "push" "push2" "fail" "carriage-return")
            (justl--get-recipies))))
 
 (ert-deftest justl--list-to-recipe-test ()
@@ -211,6 +211,20 @@
     (should (member (list "push" nil) recipies))
     (should (member (list "push2" nil) recipies))))
 
+(ert-deftest justl--execute-recipe-which-prints-carriage-return ()
+  "Carriage return should be handled in a way that allows overwriting lines."
+  (justl)
+  (with-current-buffer (justl--buffer-name)
+    (search-forward "carriage-return")
+    (justl-exec-recipe)
+    (justl--wait-till-exit justl--output-process-buffer))
+  (with-current-buffer justl--output-process-buffer
+    (let ((buf-string (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max))))
+      (should (s-contains? "DONE\n" buf-string))
+      (should-not (s-contains? "1/3\r2/3\r3/3\rDONE\n" buf-string))))
+  (kill-buffer (justl--buffer-name))
+  (kill-buffer justl--output-process-buffer))
+
 ;; (ert "justl--**")
 
 (provide 'justl-test)