diff --git a/lib/compile.js b/lib/compile.js
index 679bdee5dc..64da03dd0b 100644
--- a/lib/compile.js
+++ b/lib/compile.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const BbPromise = require('bluebird');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
+const tty = require('tty');
 
 module.exports = {
   compile() {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
         const compileOutputPaths = [];
         const consoleStats = this.webpackConfig.stats || _.get(this, 'webpackConfig[0].stats') || {
-          colors: true,
+          colors: tty.isatty(process.stdout.fd),
           hash: false,
           version: false,
           chunks: false,
diff --git a/lib/wpwatch.js b/lib/wpwatch.js
index 4e10226267..2345a72423 100644
--- a/lib/wpwatch.js
+++ b/lib/wpwatch.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const BbPromise = require('bluebird');
 const webpack = require('webpack');
+const tty = require('tty');
 
 module.exports = {
   wpwatch() {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     const compiler = webpack(this.webpackConfig);
     const consoleStats = this.webpackConfig.stats || {
-      colors: true,
+      colors: tty.isatty(process.stdout.fd),
       hash: false,
       version: false,
       chunks: false,