diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c4ee46b8f..c660ab3ea 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -147,17 +147,11 @@ class ServerlessPlugin {
             'bref:local:run': () => runLocal(this.serverless, options),
             'bref:layers:show': () => listLayers(this.serverless, utils.log),
             'before:logs:logs': () => {
-                /** @type {typeof import('chalk')} */
-                // @ts-ignore
-                const chalk = require.main.require('chalk');
-                utils.log(chalk.gray('View, tail, and search logs from all functions with https://dashboard.bref.sh'));
+                utils.log(this.gray('View, tail, and search logs from all functions with https://dashboard.bref.sh'));
                 utils.log();
             },
             'before:metrics:metrics': () => {
-                /** @type {typeof import('chalk')} */
-                // @ts-ignore
-                const chalk = require.main.require('chalk');
-                utils.log(chalk.gray('View all your application\'s metrics with https://dashboard.bref.sh'));
+                utils.log(this.gray('View all your application\'s metrics with https://dashboard.bref.sh'));
                 utils.log();
             },
         };
@@ -166,11 +160,8 @@ class ServerlessPlugin {
             const command = serverless.processedInput.commands[0] || '';
             // On successful deploy
             if (command.startsWith('deploy') && code === 0) {
-                /** @type {typeof import('chalk')} */
-                // @ts-ignore
-                const chalk = require.main.require('chalk');
                 utils.log();
-                utils.log(chalk.gray('Want a better experience than the AWS console? Try out https://dashboard.bref.sh'));
+                utils.log(this.gray('Want a better experience than the AWS console? Try out https://dashboard.bref.sh'));
             }
         });
     }
@@ -378,6 +369,16 @@ class ServerlessPlugin {
             }
         });
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param {string} text
+     * @returns {string}
+     */
+    gray(text) {
+        const grayText = "\x1b[90m";
+        const reset = "\x1b[0m";
+        return `${grayText}${text}${reset}`;
+    }
 }
 
 module.exports = ServerlessPlugin;