diff --git a/spinner.go b/spinner.go
index 9e8e697..1f246c9 100644
--- a/spinner.go
+++ b/spinner.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func (s *Spinner) erase() {
 		s.lastOutput = ""
 		return
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(s.Writer, "\033[K") // erases to end of line
+	fmt.Fprintf(s.Writer, "\r") // erases to end of line
 	s.lastOutput = ""
 }