diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Logging/ConsoleLogger.cs b/BTCPayServer/Logging/ConsoleLogger.cs
index bb442cdbb..810ad3d0e 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Logging/ConsoleLogger.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Logging/ConsoleLogger.cs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Logging
         public bool DisableColors
         {
             get; set;
-        }
+        } = true;
 
         public void Log<TState>(LogLevel logLevel, EventId eventId, TState state, Exception exception, Func<TState, Exception, string> formatter)
         {