diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 4767cf70..d7a490bd 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 NMG_ACTION="${1}"
 
-source /opt/idssys/defaults/colors.inc
+[ "${2}" != "q" ] && source /opt/idssys/defaults/colors.inc
 source /opt/idssys/defaults/default.inc
 
 source /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/conf/settings.conf
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 86c480cf..e4e05d99 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [ -f /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/settings.conf ] && mv /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/settings.conf /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/conf/settings.conf
 [ -f /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/defaults.local.inc ] && mv /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/defaults.local.inc /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/conf/defaults.local.inc
 
-source /opt/idssys/defaults/colors.inc
+[ "${2}" != "q" ] && source /opt/idssys/defaults/colors.inc
 source /opt/idssys/defaults/default.inc
 source /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/conf/settings.conf
 source /opt/idssys/nodemgmt/defaults.inc