diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/DockerClientFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/DockerClientFactory.java
index 2edcdf38e24..8d9da8825d2 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/DockerClientFactory.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/DockerClientFactory.java
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ private void checkDiskSpace(DockerClient dockerClient, String id) {
 
     private void check(String message, boolean isSuccessful) {
         if (isSuccessful) {
-            log.info("✔︎ {}", message);
+            log.info("\u2714︎ {}", message);
         } else {
-            log.error("❌ {}", message);
+            log.error("\u274c {}", message);
             throw new IllegalStateException("Check failed: " + message);
         }
     }