diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index a6b9400f..d5b01a87 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ linters-settings:
           - github.com/aryann/difflib
           - github.com/databus23/helm-diff/v3
           - github.com/evanphx/json-patch
+          - github.com/gonvenience/bunt
           - github.com/gonvenience/ytbx
           - github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp
           - github.com/homeport/dyff/pkg/dyff
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 61472836..b688f7b0 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/gonvenience/bunt"
 	"github.com/mgutz/ansi"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
@@ -61,15 +62,19 @@ func New() *cobra.Command {
 				}
 			}
 
+			// Dyff relies on bunt, default to color=on
+			bunt.SetColorSettings(bunt.ON, bunt.ON)
 			nc, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-color")
 
 			if nc || (fc != nil && !*fc) {
 				ansi.DisableColors(true)
+				bunt.SetColorSettings(bunt.OFF, bunt.OFF)
 			} else if !cmd.Flags().Changed("no-color") && fc == nil {
 				term := term.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd()))
 				// https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff/issues/281
 				dumb := os.Getenv("TERM") == "dumb"
 				ansi.DisableColors(!term || dumb)
+				bunt.SetColorSettings(bunt.OFF, bunt.OFF)
 			}
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3a2c0084..811ac47e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/gonvenience/bunt v1.3.5
 	github.com/gonvenience/ytbx v1.4.4
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/homeport/dyff v1.7.1
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
-	github.com/gonvenience/bunt v1.3.5 // indirect
 	github.com/gonvenience/neat v1.3.13 // indirect
 	github.com/gonvenience/term v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gonvenience/text v1.0.7 // indirect