diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/console_output.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/console_output.test.php
index 37fee8f5c..9e9c8710d 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/console_output.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/console/libs/console_output.test.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class ConsoleOutputTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function setUp() {
 		parent::setUp();
 		$this->output = $this->getMock('ConsoleOutput', array('_write'));
+		$this->output->outputAs(ConsoleOutput::COLOR);
 	}
 
 /**