diff --git a/lbkit/lbkit/log.py b/lbkit/lbkit/log.py
index e4d48e2cc976fc26bfd5eb3b8eb7a60bcc871116..0c032da9ca94d6b6e6a0f7dd7f35163de08f3872 100644
--- a/lbkit/lbkit/log.py
+++ b/lbkit/lbkit/log.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Logger:
             retention="30 days",
             compression="zip",
             level="DEBUG",
-            colorize=None
+            colorize=False
         )
         Logger._lock = False
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Logger:
             format=format_str,
             level=level,
             filter=lambda record: record["level"].no < 40 and "tofile" not in record["extra"],  # < ERROR level
-            colorize=None
+            colorize=True
         )
 
         # Add handler for error messages (stderr)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Logger:
             format=format_str,
             level="ERROR",
             filter= lambda record: "tofile" not in record["extra"],
-            colorize=None
+            colorize=True
         )
         Logger._configured = True
         Logger._lock = False
diff --git a/lbkit/lbkit/tools.py b/lbkit/lbkit/tools.py
index ab04c820c9e81ff8710bb7c613acd5dc9264ab30..1170c88cafa7e56574b933b1ed21df43659bf672 100644
--- a/lbkit/lbkit/tools.py
+++ b/lbkit/lbkit/tools.py
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@ class Tools(object):
         else:
             tee.write(show_cmd, True, False)
         real_cmd = self._real_command(cmd)
-        result = subprocess.Popen(real_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True, text=True)
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env["FORCE_COLOR"] = "1"
+        env["CLICOLOR_FORCE"] = "1"
+        result = subprocess.Popen(real_cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True, text=True, env=env)
         if result is None:
             raise errors.RunCommandException(f"Run command {show_cmd} failed")
         stdout_t = threading.Thread(target=tee.pipe_to_logger, args=(result.stdout, True))