diff --git a/tests/travis/mysql.travis.xml b/tests/travis/mysql.travis.xml
index 8319d1466..84c8fa1b3 100644
--- a/tests/travis/mysql.travis.xml
+++ b/tests/travis/mysql.travis.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<phpunit bootstrap="../Doctrine/Tests/TestInit.php">
+<phpunit bootstrap="../Doctrine/Tests/TestInit.php" colors="true">
     <php>
         <var name="db_type" value="pdo_mysql"/>
         <var name="db_host" value="localhost" />
diff --git a/tests/travis/pgsql.travis.xml b/tests/travis/pgsql.travis.xml
index 75c831dd1..8b053576c 100644
--- a/tests/travis/pgsql.travis.xml
+++ b/tests/travis/pgsql.travis.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<phpunit bootstrap="../Doctrine/Tests/TestInit.php">
+<phpunit bootstrap="../Doctrine/Tests/TestInit.php" colors="true">
     <php>
    <!-- "Real" test database -->
         <var name="db_type" value="pdo_pgsql"/>
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@
         </exclude>
     </groups>
 
-</phpunit>
\ No newline at end of file
+</phpunit>
diff --git a/tests/travis/sqlite.travis.xml b/tests/travis/sqlite.travis.xml
index 5233adeb6..f9b3ef1f3 100644
--- a/tests/travis/sqlite.travis.xml
+++ b/tests/travis/sqlite.travis.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<phpunit bootstrap="../Doctrine/Tests/TestInit.php">
+<phpunit bootstrap="../Doctrine/Tests/TestInit.php" colors="true">
 
    <testsuites>
      <testsuite name="Doctrine ORM Test Suite">
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@
       </exclude>
     </groups>
 
-</phpunit>
\ No newline at end of file
+</phpunit>