diff --git a/ui/terminal/status.go b/ui/terminal/status.go
index d8e7392..2ad174f 100644
--- a/ui/terminal/status.go
+++ b/ui/terminal/status.go
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 //
 // statusFormat takes nearly all the same options as NINJA_STATUS.
 // %c is currently unsupported.
-func NewStatusOutput(w io.Writer, statusFormat string, forceSimpleOutput, quietBuild bool) status.StatusOutput {
+func NewStatusOutput(w io.Writer, statusFormat string, forceSimpleOutput, quietBuild, forceKeepANSI bool) status.StatusOutput {
 	formatter := newFormatter(statusFormat, quietBuild)
 
 	if !forceSimpleOutput && isSmartTerminal(w) {
 		return NewSmartStatusOutput(w, formatter)
 	} else {
-		return NewSimpleStatusOutput(w, formatter)
+		return NewSimpleStatusOutput(w, formatter, forceKeepANSI)
 	}
 }