diff --git a/tests/test-bookmarks b/tests/test-bookmarks
--- a/tests/test-bookmarks
+++ b/tests/test-bookmarks
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ echo % list bookmarks
 hg bookmarks
 
 echo % list bookmarks with color
-hg --config extensions.color= bookmarks --color=always
+hg --config extensions.color= --config color.mode=ansi \
+    bookmarks --color=always
 
 echo a > a
 hg add a
diff --git a/tests/test-bookmarks-current b/tests/test-bookmarks-current
--- a/tests/test-bookmarks-current
+++ b/tests/test-bookmarks-current
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ echo % list bookmarks
 hg bookmark
 
 echo % list bookmarks with color
-hg --config extensions.color= bookmark --color=always
+hg --config extensions.color= --config color.mode=ansi \
+    bookmark --color=always
 
 echo % update to bookmark X
 hg update X
diff --git a/tests/test-churn b/tests/test-churn
--- a/tests/test-churn
+++ b/tests/test-churn
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ hg rm d/g/f2.txt
 hg ci -Am "removed d/g/f2.txt" -u user1 -d 14:00 d/g/f2.txt
 hg churn --diffstat
 echo % churn --diffstat with color
-hg --config extensions.color= churn --diffstat --color=always
+hg --config extensions.color= churn --config color.mode=ansi \
+    --diffstat --color=always
 
 echo % changeset number churn
 hg churn -c
diff --git a/tests/test-grep b/tests/test-grep
--- a/tests/test-grep
+++ b/tests/test-grep
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ hg grep '**test**'
 echo % simple
 hg grep port port
 echo % simple with color
-hg --config extensions.color= grep --color=always port port
+hg --config extensions.color= grep --config color.mode=ansi \
+    --color=always port port
 echo % all
 hg grep --traceback --all -nu port port
 echo % other
diff --git a/tests/test-log b/tests/test-log
--- a/tests/test-log
+++ b/tests/test-log
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ echo '% log -d -1'
 hg log -d -1
 
 echo '% log -p -l2 --color=always'
-hg --config extensions.color= log -p -l2 --color=always
+hg --config extensions.color= --config color.mode=ansi \
+    log -p -l2 --color=always
 
 echo '% log -r tip --stat'
 hg log -r tip --stat
diff --git a/tests/test-mq-guards b/tests/test-mq-guards
--- a/tests/test-mq-guards
+++ b/tests/test-mq-guards
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ hg qselect 1 2 3
 echo % list patches and guards
 hg qguard -l
 echo % list patches and guards with color
-hg --config extensions.color= qguard -l --color=always
+hg --config extensions.color= qguard --config color.mode=ansi \
+    -l --color=always
 echo % list series
 hg qseries -v
 echo % list guards
diff --git a/tests/test-status-color b/tests/test-status-color
--- a/tests/test-status-color
+++ b/tests/test-status-color
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
 echo "color=" >> $HGRCPATH
+echo "[color]" >> $HGRCPATH
+echo "mode=ansi" >> $HGRCPATH
 
 hg init repo1
 cd repo1