1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/deps/npm/lib/npm.js b/deps/npm/lib/npm.js
index db3559a384..966d11210c 100644
--- a/deps/npm/lib/npm.js
+++ b/deps/npm/lib/npm.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ const npm = module.exports = new class extends EventEmitter {
     process.emit('timeEnd', 'npm:load:setTitle')
 
     process.emit('time', 'npm:load:setupLog')
-    this.color = setupLog(this.config)
+    setupLog(this.config)
     process.emit('timeEnd', 'npm:load:setupLog')
     process.env.COLOR = this.color ? '1' : '0'
 
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ const npm = module.exports = new class extends EventEmitter {
     return flat
   }
 
+  get color () {
+    // This is a special derived value that takes into consideration not only
+    // the config, but whether or not we are operating in a tty.
+    return this.flatOptions.color
+  }
+
   get lockfileVersion () {
     return 2
   }