diff --git a/command/commands.go b/command/commands.go
index 37291f8b3..ab2173904 100644
--- a/command/commands.go
+++ b/command/commands.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/command/agent"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/drivers/docker/docklog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/version"
+	colorable "github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
 
@@ -63,8 +64,8 @@ func Commands(metaPtr *Meta, agentUi cli.Ui) map[string]cli.CommandFactory {
 	if meta.Ui == nil {
 		meta.Ui = &cli.BasicUi{
 			Reader:      os.Stdin,
-			Writer:      os.Stdout,
-			ErrorWriter: os.Stderr,
+			Writer:      colorable.NewColorableStdout(),
+			ErrorWriter: colorable.NewColorableStderr(),
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5f7169670..9637c7742 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/command"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/drivers/docker/docklog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/version"
+	"github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 	"github.com/sean-/seed"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ func RunCustom(args []string) int {
 	isTerminal := terminal.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd()))
 	metaPtr.Ui = &cli.BasicUi{
 		Reader:      os.Stdin,
-		Writer:      os.Stdout,
-		ErrorWriter: os.Stderr,
+		Writer:      colorable.NewColorableStdout(),
+		ErrorWriter: colorable.NewColorableStderr(),
 	}
 
 	// The Nomad agent never outputs color
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-colorable/colorable_appengine.go b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-colorable/colorable_appengine.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f28d773d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/github.com/mattn/go-colorable/colorable_appengine.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// +build appengine
+
+package colorable
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"os"
+
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
+)
+
+// NewColorable return new instance of Writer which handle escape sequence.
+func NewColorable(file *os.File) io.Writer {
+	if file == nil {
+		panic("nil passed instead of *os.File to NewColorable()")
+	}
+
+	return file
+}
+
+// NewColorableStdout return new instance of Writer which handle escape sequence for stdout.
+func NewColorableStdout() io.Writer {
+	return os.Stdout
+}
+
+// NewColorableStderr return new instance of Writer which handle escape sequence for stderr.
+func NewColorableStderr() io.Writer {
+	return os.Stderr
+}
diff --git a/vendor/vendor.json b/vendor/vendor.json
index 6856a7245..0c78974b1 100644
--- a/vendor/vendor.json
+++ b/vendor/vendor.json
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 		{"path":"github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath","checksumSHA1":"3/Bhy+ua/DCv2ElMD5GzOYSGN6g=","comment":"0.2.2-2-gc01cf91","revision":"c01cf91b011868172fdcd9f41838e80c9d716264"},
 		{"path":"github.com/kr/pretty","checksumSHA1":"eOXF2PEvYLMeD8DSzLZJWbjYzco=","revision":"cfb55aafdaf3ec08f0db22699ab822c50091b1c4","revisionTime":"2016-08-23T17:07:15Z"},
 		{"path":"github.com/kr/text","checksumSHA1":"uulQHQ7IsRKqDudBC8Go9J0gtAc=","revision":"7cafcd837844e784b526369c9bce262804aebc60","revisionTime":"2016-05-04T02:26:26Z"},
-		{"path":"github.com/mattn/go-colorable","checksumSHA1":"iRRp6PUlGXJgudZ3FD5jySI0Ukk=","revision":"efa589957cd060542a26d2dd7832fd6a6c6c3ade","revisionTime":"2018-03-10T13:32:14Z"},
+		{"path":"github.com/mattn/go-colorable","checksumSHA1":"SEnjvwVyfuU2xBaOfXfwPD5MZqk=","revision":"efa589957cd060542a26d2dd7832fd6a6c6c3ade","revisionTime":"2018-03-10T13:32:14Z"},
 		{"path":"github.com/mattn/go-isatty","checksumSHA1":"AZO2VGorXTMDiSVUih3k73vORHY=","revision":"6ca4dbf54d38eea1a992b3c722a76a5d1c4cb25c","revisionTime":"2017-11-07T05:05:31Z"},
 		{"path":"github.com/mattn/go-shellwords","checksumSHA1":"ajImwVZHzsI+aNwsgzCSFSbmJqs=","revision":"f4e566c536cf69158e808ec28ef4182a37fdc981","revisionTime":"2015-03-21T17:42:21Z"},
 		{"path":"github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/pbutil","checksumSHA1":"bKMZjd2wPw13VwoE7mBeSv5djFA=","revision":"c12348ce28de40eed0136aa2b644d0ee0650e56c","revisionTime":"2016-04-24T11:30:07Z"},