3 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bin/ebuild b/bin/ebuild
index dc3f448c..d8eec06a 100755
--- a/bin/ebuild
+++ b/bin/ebuild
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ if debug and "python-trace" in portage.features:
 if not opts.color == 'y' and \
 	(opts.color == 'n' or \
 	portage.settings.get('NOCOLOR') in ('yes', 'true') or \
+	portage.settings.get('TERM') == 'dumb' or \
 	not sys.stdout.isatty()):
 	portage.output.nocolor()
 	portage.settings.unlock()
diff --git a/bin/emaint b/bin/emaint
index 594ac87c..46129437 100755
--- a/bin/emaint
+++ b/bin/emaint
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ def emaint_main(myargv):
 		status = "Attempting to fix %s"
 		func = "fix"
 
-	isatty = sys.stdout.isatty()
+	isatty = os.environ.get('TERM') != 'dumb' and sys.stdout.isatty()
 	for task in tasks:
 		print(status % task.name())
 		inst = task()
diff --git a/bin/repoman b/bin/repoman
index 679dcae6..2a1ef055 100755
--- a/bin/repoman
+++ b/bin/repoman
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ repoman_settings = portage.config(local_config=False,
 repoman_settings.lock()
 
 if repoman_settings.get("NOCOLOR", "").lower() in ("yes", "true") or \
+	repoman_settings.get('TERM') == 'dumb' or \
 	not sys.stdout.isatty():
 	nocolor()