diff --git a/install/immich-install.sh b/install/immich-install.sh
index 7bac8520..6726fc3d 100644
--- a/install/immich-install.sh
+++ b/install/immich-install.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ msg_info "Installing Node.js"
 $STD bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.3/install.sh)
 export PS1=$'\h:\w\$'
 export debian_chroot=""
+export force_color_prompt="false"
 . ~/.bashrc  # crashes with: /root/.bashrc: line 6: PS1: unbound variable
 #export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
 #[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm