diff --git a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
index d919d9245..63f89713e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
+++ b/tests/integration/quteprocess.py
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
             self.ready.emit()
 
     def _parse_line(self, line):
+        # http://stackoverflow.com/a/14693789/2085149
+        ansi_escape = re.compile(r'\x1b[^m]*m')
+        line = ansi_escape.sub('', line)
+
         try:
             log_line = LogLine(line)
         except testprocess.InvalidLine:
@@ -237,7 +241,8 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
         return executable, args
 
     def _default_args(self):
-        return ['--debug', '--no-err-windows', '--temp-basedir', 'about:blank']
+        return ['--debug', '--no-err-windows', '--temp-basedir',
+                '--force-color', 'about:blank']
 
     def path_to_url(self, path, *, port=None, https=False):
         """Get a URL based on a filename for the localhost webserver.