diff --git a/docker/mingw/build.sh b/docker/mingw/build.sh
index 04a0ac30..382f9b21 100644
--- a/docker/mingw/build.sh
+++ b/docker/mingw/build.sh
@@ -31,11 +31,15 @@ build_proj() {
     dep=${PREFIX}/$arch
 
     cd "$SRC"
-    git clone ${PROJ_URL} proj
-    cd proj
-    git checkout ${PROJ_REV}
-    git submodule update --init
-    ./autogen.sh
+    if ! [ -d proj ]; then
+        git clone ${PROJ_URL} proj
+        cd proj
+        git checkout ${PROJ_REV}
+        git submodule update --init
+        ./autogen.sh
+    else
+        cd proj
+    fi
     ./configure --host=${host} --prefix=${prefix} \
       --disable-documentation \
       --with-ev="$dep" \
@@ -55,11 +59,15 @@ build_proj() {
     PLUGIN_REV=master
 
     cd "$SRC"
-    git clone ${PLUGIN_URL} plugin
-    cd plugin
-    git checkout ${PLUGIN_REV}
-    git submodule update --init
-    ./autogen.sh
+    if ! [ -d plugin ]; then
+        git clone ${PLUGIN_URL} plugin
+        cd plugin
+        git checkout ${PLUGIN_REV}
+        git submodule update --init
+        ./autogen.sh
+    else
+        cd plugin
+    fi
     ./configure --host=${host} --prefix=${prefix} \
       --disable-documentation \
       --with-ev="$dep"
diff --git a/docker/mingw/deps.sh b/docker/mingw/deps.sh
index 0899ccc4..7364b902 100644
--- a/docker/mingw/deps.sh
+++ b/docker/mingw/deps.sh
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ build_deps() {
     cd "$SRC/$PCRE_SRC"
     ./configure $args \
       --enable-jit --disable-cpp \
-      --enable-unicode-properties \
-      --enable-pcre16 --enable-pcre32
+      --enable-unicode-properties
     make clean
     make install
 
diff --git a/src/utils.h b/src/utils.h
index 113cefd4..0a6bf5fd 100644
--- a/src/utils.h
+++ b/src/utils.h
@@ -98,8 +98,10 @@ extern FILE *logfile;
         time_t now = time(NULL);                             \
         char timestr[20];                                    \
         strftime(timestr, 20, TIME_FORMAT, localtime(&now)); \
-        fprintf(stdout, " %s INFO: " format "\n", timestr,   \
-                ## __VA_ARGS__);                             \
+        ss_color_info();                                     \
+        fprintf(stdout, " %s INFO: ", timestr);              \
+        ss_color_reset();                                    \
+        fprintf(stdout, format "\n", ## __VA_ARGS__);        \
     }                                                        \
     while (0)
 
@@ -108,8 +110,10 @@ extern FILE *logfile;
         time_t now = time(NULL);                              \
         char timestr[20];                                     \
         strftime(timestr, 20, TIME_FORMAT, localtime(&now));  \
-        fprintf(stdout, " %s ERROR: " format "\n", timestr,   \
-                ## __VA_ARGS__);                              \
+        ss_color_error();                                     \
+        fprintf(stdout, " %s ERROR: ", timestr);              \
+        ss_color_reset();                                     \
+        fprintf(stdout, format "\n", ## __VA_ARGS__);         \
     }                                                         \
     while (0)
 
@@ -196,7 +200,12 @@ extern int use_syslog;
 #undef ERROR
 #endif
 #define ERROR(s) ss_error(s)
-void ss_error(const char *s); // Implemented in winsock.c
+
+// Implemented in winsock.c
+void ss_error(const char *s);
+void ss_color_info(void);
+void ss_color_error(void);
+void ss_color_reset(void);
 #else
 void ERROR(const char *s);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/winsock.c b/src/winsock.c
index 80c55956..16197e38 100644
--- a/src/winsock.c
+++ b/src/winsock.c
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@
 #define STD_INPUT_HANDLE ((DWORD)-10)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ENABLE_EXTENDED_FLAGS
+#define ENABLE_EXTENDED_FLAGS 0x0080
+#endif
+
+#ifndef STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE
+#define STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE ((DWORD)-11)
+#endif
+
 static void
 disable_quick_edit(void)
 {
@@ -40,7 +48,9 @@ disable_quick_edit(void)
     HANDLE console = GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
 
     // Get current console mode
-    if (console == NULL || !GetConsoleMode(console, &mode)) {
+    if (console == NULL ||
+        console == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE ||
+        !GetConsoleMode(console, &mode)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -99,6 +109,82 @@ ss_error(const char *s)
     }
 }
 
+char *
+ss_gai_strerror(int ecode)
+{
+    static TCHAR buff[GAI_STRERROR_BUFFER_SIZE + 1];
+    FormatMessage(
+        FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
+        FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS |
+        FORMAT_MESSAGE_MAX_WIDTH_MASK,
+        NULL, ecode,
+        MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL,SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
+        (LPTSTR)buff, GAI_STRERROR_BUFFER_SIZE, NULL);
+    return (char *)buff;
+}
+
+static BOOL
+get_conattr(HANDLE console, WORD *out_attr)
+{
+    static BOOL done = FALSE;
+    static WORD saved_attr = 0;
+    if (!done) {
+        CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO info;
+        if (GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(console, &info)) {
+            saved_attr = info.wAttributes;
+            done = TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+    if (out_attr != NULL) {
+        *out_attr = saved_attr;
+    }
+    return done;
+}
+
+static BOOL
+set_concolor(WORD color, BOOL reset)
+{
+    static HANDLE console = NULL;
+    if (console == NULL) {
+        console = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+    }
+    if (console == NULL ||
+        console == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+        // If no console is available, we will not try again
+        console = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    WORD attr;
+    if (!get_conattr(console, &attr)) {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+    if (!reset) {
+        // Only override foreground color without changing background
+        attr &= ~(FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN |
+                  FOREGROUND_BLUE | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
+        attr |= (color | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY);
+    }
+    return SetConsoleTextAttribute(console, attr);
+}
+
+void
+ss_color_info(void)
+{
+    set_concolor(FOREGROUND_GREEN, FALSE);
+}
+
+void
+ss_color_error(void)
+{
+    set_concolor(FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_BLUE, FALSE);
+}
+
+void
+ss_color_reset(void)
+{
+    set_concolor(0, TRUE);
+}
+
 #ifdef TCP_FASTOPEN_WINSOCK
 LPFN_CONNECTEX
 winsock_getconnectex(void)
diff --git a/src/winsock.h b/src/winsock.h
index 10ea0e9d..dbb6d97e 100644
--- a/src/winsock.h
+++ b/src/winsock.h
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
 #endif
 #define ERROR(s) ss_error(s)
 
+#ifdef gai_strerror
+#undef gai_strerror
+#endif
+#define gai_strerror(e) ss_gai_strerror(e)
+char *ss_gai_strerror(int ecode);
+
 // Missing Unix functions
 #define sleep(x) Sleep((x) * 1000)
 #define bzero(s,n) memset(s,0,n)