diff --git a/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/Cli.scala b/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/Cli.scala
index aaebb60607..ad185f4ab8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/Cli.scala
+++ b/frontend/src/main/scala/bloop/Cli.scala
@@ -228,8 +228,14 @@ object Cli {
 
     val commonOpts = cliOptions.common
     val configDirectory = getConfigDir(cliOptions)
-    val logger =
-      BloopLogger.at(configDirectory.syntax, commonOpts.out, commonOpts.err, cliOptions.verbose, !cliOptions.noColor)
+    val logger = BloopLogger.at(
+      configDirectory.syntax,
+      commonOpts.out,
+      commonOpts.err,
+      cliOptions.verbose,
+      !(cliOptions.noColor || commonOpts.env.containsKey("NO_COLOR"))
+    )
+
     val currentState = State.loadActiveStateFor(configDirectory, pool, cliOptions.common, logger)
 
     if (Files.exists(configDirectory.underlying)) {