diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-lock.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-lock.yml
index 4c1d43fb..527c849f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-lock.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       ENV_NAME: "ci-tests-lock"
+      PY_COLORS: "1"
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pypi.yml
index 7f5dcf7e..d7f600fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests-pypi.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash -l {0}
 
 env:
+  ALLOW_PLOTTING: "true"
   CARTOPY_SHARE_DIR: ~/.local/share/cartopy
   GEOVISTA_POOCH_MUTE: true
-  ALLOW_PLOTTING: true
+  PY_COLORS: "1"
   SHELLOPTS: "errexit:pipefail"
 
 jobs: