diff --git a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
index f9833b972..b536951a8 100644
--- a/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
+++ b/launcher/minecraft/MinecraftInstance.cpp
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ QMap<QString, QString> MinecraftInstance::getVariables()
     out.insert("INST_MC_DIR", QDir::toNativeSeparators(QDir(gameRoot()).absolutePath()));
     out.insert("INST_JAVA", settings()->get("JavaPath").toString());
     out.insert("INST_JAVA_ARGS", javaArguments().join(' '));
+    out.insert("NO_COLOR", "1");
     return out;
 }