diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 5c297987..aa8df890 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ spring.flyway.out-of-order=true
 spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.sqlite.JDBC
 spring.datasource.url=jdbc:sqlite:data/db.sqlite
 spring.datasource.hikari.maximum-pool-size=1
-spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none
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+spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=none
+
+# Force color output even in non-tty mode
+# Note: If your terminal doesn't support colors, uninstall your terminal and use one that does
+# https://github.com/termstandard/colors#truecolor-support-in-output-devices
+# If you want to read the logs using a script, read the json logs in `logs` folder instead.
+spring.output.ansi.enabled=always