diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/RemoteFilesystem.php b/src/Composer/Util/RemoteFilesystem.php
index 9e6b50d74..35355de6a 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Util/RemoteFilesystem.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/RemoteFilesystem.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class RemoteFilesystem
         $ctx = StreamContextFactory::getContext($fileUrl, $options, array('notification' => array($this, 'callbackGet')));
 
         if ($this->progress) {
-            $this->io->writeError("    Downloading: <comment>connection...</comment>", false);
+            $this->io->writeError("    Downloading: <comment>connection...</comment>", !$this->io->isDecorated());
         }
 
         $errorMessage = '';