diff --git a/.github/workflows/neocities.yml b/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
index cfda6ec..ad73b9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
       - master
       
 env:
-  FORCE_COLOR: 2
+  FORCE_COLOR: 1
   node_version: 16
 
 concurrency: # prevent concurrent deploys doing starnge things
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d96e65c..129ff41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   node_version: 16
-  FORCE_COLOR: 2
+  FORCE_COLOR: 1
 
 concurrency: # prevent concurrent releases
   group: npm-bump
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 84ff79f..ec4cf6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: tests
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
 env:
-  FORCE_COLOR: 2
+  FORCE_COLOR: 1
 
 jobs:
   test: