diff --git a/skel/config/cucumber.yml b/skel/config/cucumber.yml
index 26f104f..1c17956 100644
--- a/skel/config/cucumber.yml
+++ b/skel/config/cucumber.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%
-std_opts = "-r features --format #{ENV['CUCUMBER_FORMAT'] || 'pretty'} -f Cucumber::StepWriter --out features/step_definitions --strict"
+std_opts = "--color -r features --format #{ENV['CUCUMBER_FORMAT'] || 'pretty'} -f Cucumber::StepWriter --out features/step_definitions --strict"
 %>
 default: <%= std_opts %> features
 wip: <%= std_opts %> --tags @wip features