diff --git a/pubs/commands/edit_cmd.py b/pubs/commands/edit_cmd.py
index 431d19c..d4ad366 100644
--- a/pubs/commands/edit_cmd.py
+++ b/pubs/commands/edit_cmd.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ..paper import Paper
 from .. import repo
+from .. import color
 
 from ..uis import get_ui
 from ..endecoder import EnDecoder
@@ -55,17 +56,18 @@ def command(conf, args):
                 new_paper = Paper(paper.citekey, paper.bibdata,
                                   metadata=content)
                 rp.push_paper(new_paper, overwrite=True, event=False)
-                ui.info(('The metadata of paper `{}`  was successfully '
-                         'edited.'.format(citekey)))
+                ui.info(("The metadata of paper '{}' was successfully "
+                         "edited.".format(color.dye_out(citekey, 'citekey'))))
             else:
                 new_paper = Paper.from_bibentry(content,
                                                 metadata=paper.metadata)
                 if rp.rename_paper(new_paper, old_citekey=paper.citekey):
-                    ui.info(('Paper `{}` was successfully edited and renamed '
-                             'as `{}`.'.format(citekey, new_paper.citekey)))
+                    ui.info(("Paper '{}' was successfully edited and renamed "
+                             "as '{}'.".format(color.dye_out(citekey, 'citekey'),
+                                               color.dye_out(new_paper.citekey, 'citekey'))))
                 else:
-                    ui.info(('Paper `{}` was successfully edited.'.format(
-                        citekey)))
+                    ui.info(("Paper '{}' was successfully edited.".format(
+                             color.dye_out(citekey, 'citekey'))))
             break
 
         except coder.BibDecodingError:
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ def command(conf, args):
                 break
             elif choice == 'overwrite':
                 paper = rp.push_paper(paper, overwrite=True)
-                ui.info(('Paper `{}` was overwritten.'.format(citekey)))
+                ui.info(('Paper `{}` was overwritten.'.format(color.dye_out(citekey, 'citekey'))))
                 break
             # else edit again
         # Also handle malformed bibtex and metadata