diff --git a/getmystuph/__init__.py b/getmystuph/__init__.py
index 1e56633..a8f4cd8 100644
--- a/getmystuph/__init__.py
+++ b/getmystuph/__init__.py
@@ -1,56 +1,58 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 '''
  @package getmystuph
  @file      __init__.py
  @copyright BSD
  @author    Nicolas Richart <nicolas.richart@epfl.ch>
 
  @section COPYRIGHT
  Copyright (©) 2015 EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
  SCITAS - Scientific IT and Application Support
 
  This file is part of getmystuph
 '''
 import sys as __gms_sys
 
 
 def export(definition):
     """
     Decorator to export definitions from sub-modules to the top-level package
 
     :param definition: definition to be exported
     :return: definition
     """
     __module = __gms_sys.modules[definition.__module__]
     __pkg = __gms_sys.modules[__module.__package__]
     __pkg.__dict__[definition.__name__] = definition
 
     if '__all__' not in __pkg.__dict__:
         __pkg.__dict__['__all__'] = []
 
     __pkg.__all__.append(definition.__name__)
 
     return definition
 
 
 color_code = {'user': 'blue',
               'group': 'green',
               'repo': 'red'}
 
 try:
     from termcolor import colored
+    from colorama import init
+    init()
 except ImportError:
     # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
     def colored(string, *args, **kwargs):
         return string
 __all__ = ['colored']
 
 
 @export
 def dry_do(msg):
     print('{0}: {1}'.format(colored('WD', 'blue', attrs=['bold']), msg))
 
 from . import directory  # noqa : F401
 from . import repo  # noqa : F401
 
 from . import backends  # noqa : F401
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1086120..c25d380 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 keyring
 ldap3
 bs4
 phabricator
 pyyaml
 gitpython
 svn
 termcolor
 requests
+colorama