diff --git a/ai/backend/client/cli/__init__.py b/ai/backend/client/cli/__init__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/ai/backend/client/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/ai/backend/client/cli/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def register_command(handler: Callable[[argparse.Namespace], None],
 
 def main():
 
-    colorama.init(strip=True, convert=True)
+    colorama.init()
 
     import ai.backend.client.cli.run    # noqa
     import ai.backend.client.cli.proxy  # noqa
diff --git a/tests/test_pretty.py b/tests/test_pretty.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tests/test_pretty.py
+++ b/tests/test_pretty.py
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ def test_pretty_output():
     # using "-s" option in pytest and check it manually with your eyes.
 
     pprint = print_pretty
-    colorama.init(strip=True, convert=True)
+    colorama.init()
 
     print('normal print')
+    pprint('wow wow wow!')
+    print('just print')
     pprint('wow!')
+    pprint('some long loading.... zzzzzzzzzzzzz', status=PrintStatus.WAITING)
+    time.sleep(0.3)
     pprint('doing something...', status=PrintStatus.WAITING)
     time.sleep(0.3)
     pprint('done!', status=PrintStatus.DONE)
refs #<I>: Fix broken colors in *NIX envs

 * We should just let colorama.init() do whatever it needs.