diff --git a/R/crayon.R b/R/crayon.R
index 857c821..a816412 100644
--- a/R/crayon.R
+++ b/R/crayon.R
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 use_color <- function() {
-  requireNamespace("crayon", quietly = TRUE) && crayon::has_color()
+  requireNamespace("crayon", quietly = TRUE) &&
+    getOption("crayon.enabled", crayon::has_color())
 }
 
 # add more when used