diff --git a/odoo/netsvc.py b/odoo/netsvc.py
index dc54d336d70..da3e24d136e 100644
--- a/odoo/netsvc.py
+++ b/odoo/netsvc.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def init_logger():
     def is_a_tty(stream):
         return hasattr(stream, 'fileno') and os.isatty(stream.fileno())
 
-    if os.name == 'posix' and isinstance(handler, logging.StreamHandler) and is_a_tty(handler.stream):
+    if os.name == 'posix' and isinstance(handler, logging.StreamHandler) and (is_a_tty(handler.stream) or os.environ.get("ODOO_PY_COLORS")):
         formatter = ColoredFormatter(format)
         perf_filter = ColoredPerfFilter()
     else: