diff --git a/client/src/proxmark3.c b/client/src/proxmark3.c
index c3f5de60a..eae7d7b84 100644
--- a/client/src/proxmark3.c
+++ b/client/src/proxmark3.c
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ check_script:
                     } else {
                         prompt = PROXPROMPT_OFFLINE;
                     }
-                    cmd = readline(prompt);
+                    char prompt_filtered[PROXPROMPT_MAX_SIZE] = {0};
+                    memcpy_filter_ansi(prompt_filtered, prompt, sizeof(prompt_filtered), !session.supports_colors);
+                    cmd = readline(prompt_filtered);
                     fflush(NULL);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/client/src/proxmark3.h b/client/src/proxmark3.h
index 015b34ec3..313e87edf 100644
--- a/client/src/proxmark3.h
+++ b/client/src/proxmark3.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #define PROXPROMPT_OFFLINE "[" _BOLD_RED_("offline") "] pm3 --> "
 
+#define PROXPROMPT_MAX_SIZE sizeof(PROXPROMPT_OFFLINE)
+
 #define PROXHISTORY "history.txt"
 #define PROXLOG "log_%Y%m%d.txt"
 #define MAX_NESTED_CMDSCRIPT 10