diff --git a/src/slfmt.nim b/src/slfmt.nim
index 155ed63..50cb81a 100644
--- a/src/slfmt.nim
+++ b/src/slfmt.nim
@@ -278,7 +278,10 @@ func formatExpectationLabels(expectations: seq[Expectation]): string =
     let label = alignLeft(exp.label, maxLabelLen)
     let count = alignLeft($exp.count, maxCountLen)
 
-    result = exp.termStyleCode & label & RESET_FORMATTING & " - "
+    if exp.expected:
+      result = label & " - "
+    else:
+      result = exp.termStyleCode & label & RESET_FORMATTING & " - "
 
     if (exp.expected and exp.count == 0) or
        (not exp.expected and exp.count > 0):
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ proc parseLogLine(logLine: string): JsonNode =
 proc parseExpectations(args: Table[string, docopt.Value]): seq[Expectation] =
   result = @[]
 
-  for isExpected in [true, false]:
+  for isExpected in [false, true]:
     let argName = if isExpected: "--expected" else: "--unexpected"
     if args[argName]:
       let exptArgs = split($args[argName], ';')