diff --git a/bin/stacks b/bin/stacks
index 87a844f..e16ac86 100755
--- a/bin/stacks
+++ b/bin/stacks
@@ -510,14 +510,14 @@ EOF
 
     status)
       if systemctl cat stacks-update.timer &>/dev/null; then
-        systemctl status stacks-update.timer stacks-update.service --no-pager 2>/dev/null || true
+        SYSTEMD_COLORS=1 systemctl status stacks-update.timer stacks-update.service --no-pager 2>/dev/null || true
       else
         warn "Update service not installed"
       fi
       ;;
 
     logs)
-      journalctl -u stacks-update.service "${@}" --no-pager 2>/dev/null \
+      SYSTEMD_COLORS=1 journalctl -u stacks-update.service "${@}" --no-pager 2>/dev/null \
         || warn "No update logs found (is the service installed?)"
       ;;
 
@@ -667,14 +667,14 @@ EOF
 
     status)
       if systemctl cat stacks-backup.timer &>/dev/null; then
-        systemctl status stacks-backup.timer stacks-backup.service --no-pager 2>/dev/null || true
+        SYSTEMD_COLORS=1 systemctl status stacks-backup.timer stacks-backup.service --no-pager 2>/dev/null || true
       else
         warn "Backup service not installed"
       fi
       ;;
 
     logs)
-      journalctl -u stacks-backup.service "${@}" --no-pager 2>/dev/null \
+      SYSTEMD_COLORS=1 journalctl -u stacks-backup.service "${@}" --no-pager 2>/dev/null \
         || warn "No backup logs found (is the service installed?)"
       ;;