diff --git a/third_party/upload.py b/third_party/upload.py
index d5e1fb2eee..57c41f51af 100755
--- a/third_party/upload.py
+++ b/third_party/upload.py
@@ -1463,9 +1463,7 @@ class MercurialVCS(VersionControlSystem):
     return os.path.relpath(absname)
 
   def GenerateDiff(self, extra_args):
-    cmd = [
-        "hg", "diff", "--color", "never", "--git", "-r", self.base_rev
-        ] + extra_args
+    cmd = ["hg", "diff", "--git", "-r", self.base_rev] + extra_args
     data = RunShell(cmd, silent_ok=True)
     svndiff = []
     filecount = 0
@@ -1491,8 +1489,7 @@ class MercurialVCS(VersionControlSystem):
   def GetUnknownFiles(self):
     """Return a list of files unknown to the VCS."""
     args = []
-    status = RunShell(
-        ["hg", "status", "--color", "never", "--rev", self.base_rev, "-u", "."],
+    status = RunShell(["hg", "status", "--rev", self.base_rev, "-u", "."],
         silent_ok=True)
     unknown_files = []
     for line in status.splitlines():
@@ -1509,9 +1506,7 @@ class MercurialVCS(VersionControlSystem):
     is_binary = False
     oldrelpath = relpath = self._GetRelPath(filename)
     # "hg status -C" returns two lines for moved/copied files, one otherwise
-    out = RunShell(
-        [ "hg", "status", "--color", "never", "-C", "--rev", self.base_rev,
-          relpath])
+    out = RunShell(["hg", "status", "-C", "--rev", self.base_rev, relpath])
     out = out.splitlines()
     # HACK: strip error message about missing file/directory if it isn't in
     # the working copy
@@ -2277,12 +2272,10 @@ def RealMain(argv, data=None):
     message = message or title
 
   form_fields.append(("subject", title))
-  if message:
-    if not options.issue:
-      form_fields.append(("description", message))
-    else:
-      # TODO: [ ] Use /<issue>/publish to add a comment.
-      pass
+  # If it's a new issue send message as description. Otherwise a new
+  # message is created below on upload_complete.
+  if message and not options.issue:
+    form_fields.append(("description", message))
 
   # Send a hash of all the base file so the server can determine if a copy
   # already exists in an earlier patchset.
@@ -2341,6 +2334,8 @@ def RealMain(argv, data=None):
     payload["send_mail"] = "yes"
     if options.send_patch:
       payload["attach_patch"] = "yes"
+  if options.issue and message:
+    payload["message"] = message
   payload = urllib.urlencode(payload)
   rpc_server.Send("/" + issue + "/upload_complete/" + (patchset or ""),
                   payload=payload)