diff --git a/metaflow/cli.py b/metaflow/cli.py
index 971ac1bf6d6..d1c5c2583dc 100644
--- a/metaflow/cli.py
+++ b/metaflow/cli.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def echo_dev_null(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def echo_always(line, **kwargs):
+    kwargs.setdefault("color", True)
     if kwargs.pop("wrap", False):
         import textwrap
 
@@ -113,10 +114,12 @@ def logger(body="", system_msg=False, head="", bad=False, timestamp=True, nl=Tru
         else:
             dt = timestamp
         tstamp = dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")[:-3]
-        click.secho(tstamp + " ", fg=LOGGER_TIMESTAMP, nl=False)
+        click.secho(tstamp + " ", fg=LOGGER_TIMESTAMP, nl=False, color=True)
     if head:
-        click.secho(head, fg=LOGGER_COLOR, nl=False)
-    click.secho(body, bold=system_msg, fg=LOGGER_BAD_COLOR if bad else None, nl=nl)
+        click.secho(head, fg=LOGGER_COLOR, nl=False, color=True)
+    click.secho(
+        body, bold=system_msg, fg=LOGGER_BAD_COLOR if bad else None, nl=nl, color=True
+    )
 
 
 @click.group(
diff --git a/metaflow/cmd/configure_cmd.py b/metaflow/cmd/configure_cmd.py
index d4ef1a5a541..1f7f1f6b377 100644
--- a/metaflow/cmd/configure_cmd.py
+++ b/metaflow/cmd/configure_cmd.py
@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ def azure(ctx, profile):
             " or a self-managed Kubernetes cluster on Azure VMs."
             + " If/when your Kubernetes cluster is ready for use,"
             " please run 'metaflow configure kubernetes'.",
+            color=True,
         )
 
 
@@ -854,6 +855,7 @@ def gcp(ctx, profile):
             " or a self-managed Kubernetes cluster on Google Compute Engine VMs."
             + " If/when your Kubernetes cluster is ready for use,"
             " please run 'metaflow configure kubernetes'.",
+            color=True,
         )
 
 
@@ -939,7 +941,8 @@ def kubernetes(ctx, profile):
     if existing_env.get("METAFLOW_DEFAULT_DATASTORE") == "local":
         click.echo(
             "\nCannot run Kubernetes with local datastore. Please run"
-            " 'metaflow configure aws' or 'metaflow configure azure'."
+            " 'metaflow configure aws' or 'metaflow configure azure'.",
+            color=True,
         )
         click.Abort()
 
diff --git a/metaflow/cmd/util.py b/metaflow/cmd/util.py
index ceff9869c25..51dfe0ebd86 100644
--- a/metaflow/cmd/util.py
+++ b/metaflow/cmd/util.py
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ def echo_dev_null(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def echo_always(line, **kwargs):
+    kwargs.setdefault("color", True)
     click.secho(line, **kwargs)
diff --git a/metaflow/plugins/logs_cli.py b/metaflow/plugins/logs_cli.py
index b5314bf40b6..a6732e68845 100644
--- a/metaflow/plugins/logs_cli.py
+++ b/metaflow/plugins/logs_cli.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def show(
     if ds_list:
 
         def echo_unicode(line, **kwargs):
+            kwargs.setdefault("color", True)
             click.secho(line.decode("UTF-8", errors="replace"), **kwargs)
 
         # old style logs are non mflog-style logs
@@ -196,7 +197,9 @@ def echo_unicode(line, **kwargs):
                         if timestamps:
                             ts = mflog.utc_to_local(line.utc_tstamp)
                             tstamp = ts.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")[:-3]
-                            click.secho(tstamp + " ", fg=LOGGER_TIMESTAMP, nl=False)
+                            click.secho(
+                                tstamp + " ", fg=LOGGER_TIMESTAMP, nl=False, color=True
+                            )
                         echo_unicode(line.msg)
                     maybe_old_style = False
                 elif maybe_old_style: