diff --git a/obsws_cli/__about__.py b/obsws_cli/__about__.py
index 774e75d..8e8dd91 100644
--- a/obsws_cli/__about__.py
+++ b/obsws_cli/__about__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025-present onyx-and-iris <code@onyxandiris.online>
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-__version__ = "0.18.1"
+__version__ = "0.18.2"
diff --git a/obsws_cli/util.py b/obsws_cli/util.py
index f95a99e..6832ef3 100644
--- a/obsws_cli/util.py
+++ b/obsws_cli/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """module contains utility functions for the obsws_cli package."""
 
+import os
+
 import typer
 
 
@@ -13,6 +15,6 @@ def check_mark(ctx: typer.Context, value: bool, empty_if_false: bool = False) ->
     if empty_if_false and not value:
         return ''
 
-    if ctx.obj['style'].name == 'no_colour':
+    if os.getenv('NO_COLOR', '') != '' or ctx.obj['style'].name == 'no_colour':
         return '✓' if value else '✗'
     return '✅' if value else '❌'