diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 4c0f05e..3533d08 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.InfoLevel)
 	}
 
-	log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stderr})
+	log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stderr, NoColor: !colorOutput})
 
 	viper.SetConfigName(".kr8") // name of config file (without extension)
 	viper.AddConfigPath(".")