diff --git a/tools/console/console.js b/tools/console/console.js
index 93cff6700f..aa76d70eed 100644
--- a/tools/console/console.js
+++ b/tools/console/console.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var wordwrap = require('wordwrap');
 var PROGRESS_DEBUG = !!process.env.METEOR_PROGRESS_DEBUG;
 var FORCE_PRETTY=undefined;
 var CARRIAGE_RETURN =
-  (process.platform === 'win32' && process.stdout.isTTY ? new Array(249).join('\b') : '\r');
+  (process.platform === 'win32' && process.stdout.isTTY && process.title !== 'Windows PowerShell' ? new Array(249).join('\b') : '\r');
 
 if (process.env.METEOR_PRETTY_OUTPUT) {
   FORCE_PRETTY = process.env.METEOR_PRETTY_OUTPUT != '0';