diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6732534..951f325 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13
 	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3e87fac..50012ec 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200116001909-b77594299b42/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae h1:/WDfKMnPU+m5M4xB+6x4kaepxRw6jWvR5iDRdvjHgy8=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad h1:ntjMns5wyP/fN65tdBD4g8J5w8n015+iIIs9rtjXkY0=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220412211240-33da011f77ad/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
diff --git a/table_test.go b/table_test.go
index 9a49fd9..e8a9a21 100644
--- a/table_test.go
+++ b/table_test.go
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestTable_WriteTable(t *testing.T) {
-	r := require.New(t)
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-
-	// write the table
-	tab := Table{
+func TestingTable() Table {
+	return Table{
 		Headers: []string{"something", "another"},
 		Rows: [][]string{
 			{"1", "2"},
@@ -23,6 +18,15 @@ func TestTable_WriteTable(t *testing.T) {
 			{"but this one is longer", "shorter now"},
 		},
 	}
+}
+
+func TestTable_WriteTable(t *testing.T) {
+	r := require.New(t)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	// write the table
+	tab := TestingTable()
 	err := tab.WriteTable(&buf, nil)
 	r.NoError(err)
 
@@ -47,11 +51,7 @@ func TestTable_WriteLargeTable(t *testing.T) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 
 	// write the table
-	tab := Table{
-		Headers: []string{"something"},
-		Rows:    [][]string{},
-	}
-
+	tab := TestingTable()
 	for i := 0; i < 200; i++ {
 		tab.Rows = append(tab.Rows, []string{"x"})
 	}
@@ -67,11 +67,27 @@ func TestTable_WriteEmptyTable(t *testing.T) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 
 	// write the table
-	tab := Table{
-		Headers: []string{"something"},
-		Rows:    [][]string{},
-	}
+	tab := TestingTable()
 	err := tab.WriteTable(&buf, nil)
 	r.NoError(err)
-	r.Equal(2, len(strings.Split(buf.String(), "\n")))
+	r.Equal(6, len(strings.Split(buf.String(), "\n")))
+}
+
+func TestTable_WriteColorNoAlts(t *testing.T) {
+	r := require.New(t)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+
+	// write the table
+	tab := TestingTable()
+	c := Config{
+		ShowIndex:       true,
+		Color:           true,
+		AlternateColors: true,
+		AltColorCodes:   nil,
+		TitleColorCode:  "",
+	}
+	err := tab.WriteTable(&buf, &c)
+	r.NoError(err)
+	r.Equal(6, len(strings.Split(buf.String(), "\n")))
 }