diff --git a/src/packages/version-check/src/index.ts b/src/packages/version-check/src/index.ts
index 7b10ac793c..c6b94bfbc7 100644
--- a/src/packages/version-check/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/packages/version-check/src/index.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,7 @@
 import { TruffleColors } from "@ganache/colors";
-const chalk = require("chalk");
-
-const reAnsiEscapes = /[\u001b\u009b][[()#;?]*(?:[0-9]{1,4}(?:;[0-9]{0,4})*)?[0-9A-ORZcf-nqry=><]/g;
-const wrapWidth = Math.min(120, process.stdout.columns || 0);
-const center = (str: string, width: number) => {
-  const mid = ((width - visibleCharacterLength(str))) / 2;
-  if (mid < 0) return str;
-
-  const left = Math.floor(mid);
-  const right = Math.ceil(mid);
-  return " ".repeat(left) + str + " ".repeat(right);
-}
-const visibleCharacterLength = (str: string) => {
-  // if the string contains unicode characters we need to count them,
-  // destructuring the string to get the characters as codePOints
-  return [...str.replace(reAnsiEscapes, "")].length;
-}
-
 import http2 from "http2";
 import { semverRegex } from "./semver";
 
-function getUpgradeType(current: string, update: string) {
-  const [_, major, minor, patch] = current.match(semverRegex).slice(1, 4).map(Number);
-  const [updateMajor, updateMinor, updatePatch] = update.match(semverRegex).slice(1, 4).map(Number);
-
-  return updateMajor !== major ? 'major'
-    : updateMinor !== minor ? 'minor'
-      : updatePatch !== patch ? 'patch'
-        : null;
-}
-
 export const logIfUpgradeRequired = (options: {
   name: string,
   logger: { log: any },
@@ -44,31 +16,63 @@ export const logIfUpgradeRequired = (options: {
     try {
       if (current === latest) return false;
 
+      function getUpgradeType(current: string, update: string) {
+        const [_, major, minor, patch] = current.match(semverRegex).slice(1, 4).map(Number);
+        const [updateMajor, updateMinor, updatePatch] = update.match(semverRegex).slice(1, 4).map(Number);
+
+        return updateMajor !== major ? 'major'
+          : updateMinor !== minor ? 'minor'
+            : updatePatch !== patch ? 'patch'
+              : null;
+      }
+
+      const chalk = require("chalk");
+
+      const reAnsiEscapes = /[\u001b\u009b][[()#;?]*(?:[0-9]{1,4}(?:;[0-9]{0,4})*)?[0-9A-ORZcf-nqry=><]/g;
+      const WRAP_WIDTH = Math.min(120, process.stdout.columns || 0);
+      const center = (str: string, width: number) => {
+        const mid = ((width - visibleCharacterLength(str))) / 2;
+        if (mid < 0) return str;
+
+        const left = Math.floor(mid);
+        const right = Math.ceil(mid);
+        return " ".repeat(left) + str + " ".repeat(right);
+      }
+      const visibleCharacterLength = (str: string) => {
+        // if the string contains unicode characters we need to count them,
+        // destructuring the string to get the characters as codePOints
+        return [...str.replace(reAnsiEscapes, "")].length;
+      }
+
       // compare the two sem versions, if the latest version is newer than the current version
       // log a message to the user
       const upgradeType = getUpgradeType(current, latest);
       if (!upgradeType) return false;
-      const line1 = chalk`New {hex("${TruffleColors.porsche}") ${upgradeType}} version of ${name} available! {red ${current}} ⇢ {green ${latest}} `;
+
+      const line1 = chalk`New {hex("${TruffleColors.porsche}") ${upgradeType}} version of ${name} available! {hex("${TruffleColors.watermelon}") ${current}} ⇢ {hex("${TruffleColors.green}") ${latest}} `;
       const line2 = chalk`{hex("${TruffleColors.porsche}") Changelog:} {hex("${TruffleColors.turquoise}") https://github.com/trufflesuite/${name}/releases/v${latest}}`;
-      const line3 = chalk`Run {green npm install -g ${name}@${latest}} to update!`;
+      const line3 = chalk`Run {hex("${TruffleColors.green}") npm install -g ${name}@${latest}} to update!`;
       const width = Math.max(visibleCharacterLength(line1), visibleCharacterLength(line2), visibleCharacterLength(line3)) + 4;
-      const vPipe = chalk`{hex("#C4A000") ║}`;
+      const wrapWidth = Math.max(width, WRAP_WIDTH);
+      const vPipe = chalk`{hex("${TruffleColors.yellow}") ║}`;
       const hLines = "═".repeat(width);
-      const emptyLine = center(vPipe + " ".repeat(width) + vPipe, wrapWidth)
+      const emptyLine = center(vPipe + " ".repeat(width) + vPipe, Math.max(width, wrapWidth))
       const message = [""];
-      message.push(chalk`{hex("#C4A000") ${center("╔" + hLines + "╗", wrapWidth)}}`);
+      message.push(chalk`{hex("${TruffleColors.yellow}") ${center("╔" + hLines + "╗", wrapWidth)}}`);
       message.push(emptyLine);
       message.push(center(vPipe + center(line1, width) + vPipe, wrapWidth));
       message.push(center(vPipe + center(line2, width) + vPipe, wrapWidth));
       message.push(center(vPipe + center(line3, width) + vPipe, wrapWidth));
       message.push(emptyLine);
-      message.push(chalk`{hex("#C4A000") ${center("╚" + hLines + "╝", wrapWidth)}}`);
+      message.push(chalk`{hex("${TruffleColors.yellow}") ${center("╚" + hLines + "╝", wrapWidth)}}`);
       message.push("");
       logger.log(message.join("\n"));
 
       return true;
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error(e);
+    } catch {
+      // If we fail to tell the user about an update it is unfortunate, but not
+      // the end of the world, so swallow the error and continue.
+      return false;
     }
   } else {
     return false;
@@ -80,7 +84,6 @@ export const getLatestVersionNumber = (name: "ganache" | "truffle") => {
     // The `http2.connect` method creates a new session with example.com
     const session = http2.connect('https://version.trufflesuite.com/');
 
-
     // If there is any error in connecting, log it to the console
     session.on('error', (err) => reject(err));