diff --git a/lib/assert/error.js b/lib/assert/error.js
index 8239493..820571d 100644
--- a/lib/assert/error.js
+++ b/lib/assert/error.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var stylize = require('vows/console').stylize;
-var inspect = require('vows').inspect;
+var inspect = require('vows/console').inspect;
 
 require('assert').AssertionError.prototype.toString = function () {
     var that = this,
diff --git a/lib/vows.js b/lib/vows.js
index 5fb583a..69ea226 100644
--- a/lib/vows.js
+++ b/lib/vows.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 //
 var sys = require('sys'),
     events = require('events'),
-    eyes = require('eyes').inspector({ stream: null }),
     vows = exports;
 
 require.paths.unshift(__dirname);
@@ -36,10 +35,7 @@ vows.__defineGetter__('reporter', function () {
 
 var stylize = require('vows/console').stylize;
 
-vows.inspect = function inspect(val) {
-    return '\033[1m' + eyes(val) + '\033[22m';
-};
-
+vows.inspect = require('vows/console').inspect;
 vows.prepare = require('vows/extras').prepare;
 vows.tryEnd = require('vows/suite').tryEnd;
 
diff --git a/lib/vows/console.js b/lib/vows/console.js
index 8cc25f6..5a92660 100644
--- a/lib/vows/console.js
+++ b/lib/vows/console.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var eyes = require('eyes').inspector({ stream: null });
 
 // Stylize a string
 this.stylize = function stylize(str, style) {
@@ -43,3 +44,7 @@ this.result = function (event) {
 
     return buffer;
 };
+
+this.inspect = function inspect(val) {
+    return '\033[1m' + eyes(val) + '\033[22m';
+};