diff --git a/sh/functions.sh b/sh/functions.sh
index 2be38a65..79aeb3bf 100644
--- a/sh/functions.sh
+++ b/sh/functions.sh
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ for arg in "$@" ; do
 	esac
 done
 
-if [ "${RC_NOCOLOR}" != "yes" -a -z "${GOOD}" ] ; then
+if [ -z "${GOOD}" ] && ! yesno "${RC_NOCOLOR}"; then
 	eval $(eval_ecolors)
 fi