diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/console.py b/weboob/tools/application/console.py
index b8e756bd..c2dde03a 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/console.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/console.py
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ class ConsoleApplication(BaseApplication):
     CAPS = None
 
     # shell escape strings
-    if sys.platform == 'win32' or not os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno()):
+    if sys.platform == 'win32' \
+            or not os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno()) \
+            or os.getenv('ANSI_COLORS_DISABLED') is not None:
         #workaround to disable bold
         BOLD   = ''
         NC     = ''          # no color
diff --git a/weboob/tools/application/formatters/iformatter.py b/weboob/tools/application/formatters/iformatter.py
index 2eba0a2f..8c0f75de 100644
--- a/weboob/tools/application/formatters/iformatter.py
+++ b/weboob/tools/application/formatters/iformatter.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ try:
     from termcolor import colored
 except ImportError:
     def colored(s, color=None, on_color=None, attrs=None):
-        if attrs is not None and 'bold' in attrs:
+        if os.getenv('ANSI_COLORS_DISABLED') is None \
+                and attrs is not None and 'bold' in attrs:
             return '%s%s%s' % (IFormatter.BOLD, s, IFormatter.NC)
         else:
             return s