diff --git a/docker-bench-security.sh b/docker-bench-security.sh
index d50aaa2..08e59b6 100755
--- a/docker-bench-security.sh
+++ b/docker-bench-security.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
 
 version='1.3.4'
 
-# Load dependencies
-. ./functions_lib.sh
-. ./helper_lib.sh
-. ./output_lib.sh
-
 # Setup the paths
 this_path=$(abspath "$0")       ## Path of this file including filename
 myname=$(basename "${this_path}")     ## file name of this script.
@@ -40,6 +35,7 @@ usage () {
   cat <<EOF
   usage: ${myname} [options]
 
+  -b           optional  Do not print colors
   -h           optional  Print this help message
   -l FILE      optional  Log output in FILE
   -c CHECK     optional  Comma delimited list of specific check(s)
@@ -52,9 +48,10 @@ EOF
 # Get the flags
 # If you add an option here, please
 # remember to update usage() above.
-while getopts hl:c:e:i:x: args
+while getopts bhl:c:e:i:x: args
 do
   case $args in
+  b) nocolor="nocolor";;
   h) usage; exit 0 ;;
   l) logger="$OPTARG" ;;
   c) check="$OPTARG" ;;
@@ -69,6 +66,11 @@ if [ -z "$logger" ]; then
   logger="${myname}.log"
 fi
 
+# Load dependencies
+. ./functions_lib.sh
+. ./helper_lib.sh
+. ./output_lib.sh
+
 yell_info
 
 # Warn if not root
diff --git a/output_lib.sh b/output_lib.sh
index 3bb7ce8..c0de4e4 100644
--- a/output_lib.sh
+++ b/output_lib.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-bldred='\033[1;31m'
-bldgrn='\033[1;32m'
-bldblu='\033[1;34m'
-bldylw='\033[1;33m' # Yellow
-txtrst='\033[0m'
+
+if ! [ -z "$nocolor" ] && [ "$nocolor" = "nocolor" ]; then
+  bldred=''
+  bldgrn=''
+  bldblu=''
+  bldylw=''
+  txtrst=''
+else
+  bldred='\033[1;31m'
+  bldgrn='\033[1;32m'
+  bldblu='\033[1;34m'
+  bldylw='\033[1;33m' # Yellow
+  txtrst='\033[0m'
+fi
 
 logit () {
   printf "%b\n" "$1" | tee -a "$logger"