diff --git a/tests/trestlebot/test_gitlab.py b/tests/trestlebot/test_gitlab.py
index d4aa19a9..b1fe533e 100644
--- a/tests/trestlebot/test_gitlab.py
+++ b/tests/trestlebot/test_gitlab.py
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ def test_gitlab_ci_results_reporter() -> None:
 
     results = BotResults(changes=[], commit_sha="123456", pr_number=2)
     expected_output = (
-        "section_start:1234567890`:Commit Hash"
-        "[collapsed=true]\r\\e[0KCommit hash for the changes\n123456\n"
-        "section_end:1234567890:$Commit Hash\r\\e[0K\n"
-        "section_start:1234567890`:Pull Request Number[collapsed=true]\r\\e[0K"
-        "Pull Request number for the changes\n2\nsection_end:1234567890:$Pull Request"
-        " Number\r\\e[0K\n"
+        "\x1b[0Ksection_start:1234567890:Commit Hash"
+        "[collapsed=true]\r\x1b[0KCommit hash for the changes\n123456\n"
+        "\x1b[0Ksection_end:1234567890:Commit Hash\r\x1b[0K\n"
+        "\x1b[0Ksection_start:1234567890:Pull Request Number[collapsed=true]\r\x1b[0K"
+        "Pull Request number for the changes\n2\n\x1b[0Ksection_end:1234567890:Pull Request"
+        " Number\r\x1b[0K\n"
     )
     with patch("builtins.print") as mock_print:
         with patch("time.time_ns", return_value=1234567890):
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ def test_gitlab_ci_results_reporter() -> None:
 
     results = BotResults(changes=["file2"], commit_sha="", pr_number=0)
     expected_output = (
-        "section_start:1234567890`:Changes[collapsed=true]\r\\e"
-        "[0KChanges detected\nfile2\nsection_end:1234567890:$Changes\r\\e[0K\n"
+        "\x1b[0Ksection_start:1234567890:Changes[collapsed=true]\r\x1b"
+        "[0KChanges detected\nfile2\n\x1b[0Ksection_end:1234567890:Changes\r\x1b[0K\n"
     )
     with patch("builtins.print") as mock_print:
         with patch("time.time_ns", return_value=1234567890):
diff --git a/trestlebot/gitlab.py b/trestlebot/gitlab.py
index f74c8090..db799722 100644
--- a/trestlebot/gitlab.py
+++ b/trestlebot/gitlab.py
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ def create_pull_request(
 class GitLabCIResultsReporter(ResultsReporter):
     """Report bot results to the console in GitLabCI"""
 
+    escape_sequence = "\x1b[0K"
+    carriage_return = "\r"
+
     def report_results(self, results: BotResults) -> None:
         """
         Report the results of the Trestle Bot in GitLab CI
@@ -136,12 +139,14 @@ def _create_group(
         section_title: str, section_description: str, content: str
     ) -> str:
         """Create a group for the GitLab CI output"""
+        start_char = GitLabCIResultsReporter.escape_sequence
+        end_char = f"{GitLabCIResultsReporter.carriage_return}{GitLabCIResultsReporter.escape_sequence}"
         group_str = ""
-        group_str += f"section_start:{time.time_ns()}`:{section_title}[collapsed=true]"
-        group_str += f"\r\e[0K{section_description}"  # noqa: W605
+        group_str += f"{start_char}section_start:{time.time_ns()}:{section_title}[collapsed=true]"
+        group_str += f"{end_char}{section_description}"
         group_str += f"\n{content}\n"
         group_str += (
-            f"section_end:{time.time_ns()}:${section_title}\r\e[0K\n"  # noqa: W605
+            f"{start_char}section_end:{time.time_ns()}:{section_title}{end_char}\n"
         )
         return group_str