diff --git a/ASCII/plugin.py b/ASCII/plugin.py
index 0a2618e..bd6c4f4 100644
--- a/ASCII/plugin.py
+++ b/ASCII/plugin.py
@@ -1019,8 +1019,8 @@ class ASCII(callbacks.Plugin):
         output = file.text
         for i in range(0, 256):
             j = '%03d' % i
-            output = re.sub('\x1b\[38;5;{0}m|\[38;5;{0};\d+m'.format(j), '\x03{0}'.format(self.getAverageC(x256.to_rgb(int(j)), speed)), output)
-            output = re.sub('\x1b\[38;5;{0}m|\[38;5;{0};\d+m'.format(i), '\x03{0}'.format(self.getAverageC(x256.to_rgb(int(i)), speed)), output)
+            output = re.sub('\x1b\[38;5;{0}m|\[38;5;{0};\d+m'.format(j), '\x03{:02d}'.format(self.getAverageC(x256.to_rgb(int(j)), speed)), output)
+            output = re.sub('\x1b\[38;5;{0}m|\[38;5;{0};\d+m'.format(i), '\x03{:02d}'.format(self.getAverageC(x256.to_rgb(int(i)), speed)), output)
         output = output.replace('\x1b[0m', '\x0F')
         output = re.sub('\x1b|\x9b|\[\d+m', '', output)
         output = re.sub('\x0F(\s*)\x03', '\g<1>\x03', output)
@@ -1099,9 +1099,9 @@ class ASCII(callbacks.Plugin):
             output = output.replace('\x1b(B\x1b[m', '')
             for i in range(0,99):
                 i = '%02d' % i
-                output = re.sub('\x1b\[38;5;{0}m'.format(i), '\x03{0}'.format(self.getAverageC(x256.to_rgb(int(i)), speed)), output)
+                output = re.sub('\x1b\[38;5;{0}m'.format(i), '\x03{:02d}'.format(self.getAverageC(x256.to_rgb(int(i)), speed)), output)
             for i in range(100,255):
-                output = re.sub('\x1b\[38;5;{0}m'.format(i), '\x03{0}'.format(self.getAverageC(x256.to_rgb(int(i)), speed)), output)
+                output = re.sub('\x1b\[38;5;{0}m'.format(i), '\x03{:02d}'.format(self.getAverageC(x256.to_rgb(int(i)), speed)), output)
         paste = ""
         self.stopped[msg.args[0]] = False
         for line in output.splitlines():