diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 1ae589399..c4d93c5cd 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -729,6 +729,9 @@ def boldifyMessage(message):
     return retVal
 
 def setColor(message, bold=False):
+    if conf.disableColoring:
+        return message
+
     retVal = message
     level = extractRegexResult(r"\[(?P<result>[A-Z ]+)\]", message) or kb.get("stickyLevel")
 
diff --git a/lib/core/log.py b/lib/core/log.py
index efd0bd465..e860a30df 100644
--- a/lib/core/log.py
+++ b/lib/core/log.py
@@ -20,10 +20,20 @@ LOGGER_HANDLER = None
 try:
     from thirdparty.ansistrm.ansistrm import ColorizingStreamHandler
 
-    LOGGER_HANDLER = ColorizingStreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-    LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map[logging.getLevelName("PAYLOAD")] = (None, "cyan", False)
-    LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map[logging.getLevelName("TRAFFIC OUT")] = (None, "magenta", False)
-    LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map[logging.getLevelName("TRAFFIC IN")] = ("magenta", None, False)
+    disableColoring = False
+
+    for argument in sys.argv:
+        if "disable-col" in argument:
+            disableColoring = True
+            break
+
+    if disableColoring:
+        LOGGER_HANDLER = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+    else:
+        LOGGER_HANDLER = ColorizingStreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+        LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map[logging.getLevelName("PAYLOAD")] = (None, "cyan", False)
+        LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map[logging.getLevelName("TRAFFIC OUT")] = (None, "magenta", False)
+        LOGGER_HANDLER.level_map[logging.getLevelName("TRAFFIC IN")] = ("magenta", None, False)
 except ImportError:
     LOGGER_HANDLER = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)