diff --git a/src/commands/CmdStats.cpp b/src/commands/CmdStats.cpp
index 1f08e78c3..1bcfde729 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdStats.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdStats.cpp
@@ -164,8 +164,11 @@ int CmdStats::execute (std::string& output)
   view.add (Column::factory ("string", STRING_CMD_STATS_CATEGORY));
   view.add (Column::factory ("string", STRING_CMD_STATS_DATA));
 
-  Color label (context.config.get ("color.label"));
-  view.colorHeader (label);
+  if (context.color ())
+  {
+    Color label (context.config.get ("color.label"));
+    view.colorHeader (label);
+  }
 
   int row = view.addRow ();
   view.set (row, 0, STRING_COLUMN_LABEL_STAT_PE);