diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 21c20a8..5b58305 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ gitea_log_level: Info
 
 gitea_app_configurations:
   - { section: 'log', option: 'ROOT_PATH', value: '{{ gitea_log_dir }}', state: 'present' }
+  - { section: 'log', option: 'COLORIZE', value: 'false', state: 'present' }
   - { section: 'log', option: 'LEVEL', value: '{{ gitea_log_level }}', state: 'present' }
   - { section: 'log', option: 'FILE_NAME', value: '{{ gitea_log_dir }}/gitea.log', state: 'present' }
   - { section: 'log', option: 'ENABLE_XORM_LOG', value: 'true', state: 'present' }