diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/output.test.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/output.test.ts
index bdcef55a73..405ae925c4 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/output.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/output.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   outputToken,
   shouldDisplayColors,
   formatPackageManagerCommand,
+  unstyled,
 } from './output.js'
 
 import {currentProcessIsGlobal} from './is-global.js'
@@ -176,3 +177,27 @@ describe('formatPackageManagerCommand', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual('shopify app dev --reset')
   })
 })
+
+describe('unstyled', () => {
+  test('strips ANSI escape codes from a string', () => {
+    // Given
+    const message = '\u001b[31mError:\u001b[39m something went wrong'
+
+    // When
+    const result = unstyled(message)
+
+    // Then
+    expect(result).toEqual('Error: something went wrong')
+  })
+
+  test('returns the same string if it does not contain ANSI escape codes', () => {
+    // Given
+    const message = 'Just a plain message'
+
+    // When
+    const result = unstyled(message)
+
+    // Then
+    expect(result).toEqual(message)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/output.ts b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/output.ts
index 73670baa22..87f9bbc47e 100644
--- a/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/output.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-kit/src/public/node/output.ts
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ export function outputWhereAppropriate(logLevel: LogLevel, logger: Logger, messa
  * @returns The message without styles.
  */
 export function unstyled(message: string): string {
+  if (!message.includes('\u001b')) return message
   return stripAnsi(message)
 }