diff --git a/qqq-middleware-picocli/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/picocli/QPicoCliImplementationTest.java b/qqq-middleware-picocli/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/picocli/QPicoCliImplementationTest.java
index c0b7417c..ba858384 100644
--- a/qqq-middleware-picocli/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/picocli/QPicoCliImplementationTest.java
+++ b/qqq-middleware-picocli/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/frontend/picocli/QPicoCliImplementationTest.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class QPicoCliImplementationTest
    @BeforeEach
    public void beforeEach() throws Exception
    {
+      System.setProperty("picocli.ansi", "false");
       TestUtils.primeTestDatabase();
       QContext.init(TestUtils.defineInstance(), new QSession());
    }