diff --git a/lib/foreman/cli.rb b/lib/foreman/cli.rb
index 8a62b78..fbf74e2 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/cli.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Foreman::CLI < Thor
 
   desc "start [PROCESS]", "Start the application (or a specific PROCESS)"
 
+  method_option :color,     :type => :boolean, :aliases => "-c", :desc => "Force color to be enabled"
   method_option :env,       :type => :string,  :aliases => "-e", :desc => "Specify an environment file to load, defaults to .env"
   method_option :formation, :type => :string,  :aliases => "-m", :banner => '"alpha=5,bar=3"'
   method_option :port,      :type => :numeric, :aliases => "-p"
@@ -83,11 +84,7 @@ class Foreman::CLI < Thor
     def engine
       @engine ||= begin
         engine_class = Foreman::Engine::CLI
-        engine = engine_class.new(
-          :formation => options[:formation],
-          :port      => options[:port],
-          :root      => options[:root]
-        )
+        engine = engine_class.new(options)
         engine
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/foreman/engine/cli.rb b/lib/foreman/engine/cli.rb
index 55f5cf8..6c44f43 100644
--- a/lib/foreman/engine/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/foreman/engine/cli.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ class Foreman::Engine::CLI < Foreman::Engine
       :bright_white   => 37,
     }
 
-    def self.enable(io)
+    def self.enable(io, force=false)
       io.extend(self)
+      @@color_force = force
     end
 
     def color?
+      return true if @@color_force
       return false unless self.respond_to?(:isatty)
       self.isatty && ENV["TERM"]
     end
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ class Foreman::Engine::CLI < Foreman::Engine
 
   def output(name, data)
     data.to_s.chomp.split("\n").each do |message|
-      Color.enable($stdout) unless $stdout.respond_to?(:color?)
+      Color.enable($stdout, options[:color]) unless $stdout.respond_to?(:color?)
       output  = ""
       output += $stdout.color(@colors[name.split(".").first].to_sym)
       output += "#{Time.now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")} #{pad_process_name(name)} | "