diff --git a/tools/datacmp.py b/tools/datacmp.py
index 28895876..7073fc09 100644
--- a/tools/datacmp.py
+++ b/tools/datacmp.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from isledecomp.bin import Bin as IsleBin
 import colorama
 
-colorama.init()
+colorama.just_fix_windows_console()
 
 
 # Ignore all compare-db messages.
diff --git a/tools/decomplint/decomplint.py b/tools/decomplint/decomplint.py
index cfe9155b..6c7c1b4c 100755
--- a/tools/decomplint/decomplint.py
+++ b/tools/decomplint/decomplint.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from isledecomp.dir import walk_source_dir, is_file_cpp
 from isledecomp.parser import DecompLinter
 
-colorama.init()
+colorama.just_fix_windows_console()
 
 
 def display_errors(alerts, filename):
diff --git a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
index e77020cc..84266773 100755
--- a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
+++ b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from pystache import Renderer
 import colorama
 
-colorama.init()
+colorama.just_fix_windows_console()
 
 
 def gen_json(json_file: str, orig_file: str, data):
diff --git a/tools/requirements.txt b/tools/requirements.txt
index 61249c09..3f5e4e84 100644
--- a/tools/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 tools/isledecomp
 capstone
 clang==16.*
-colorama
+colorama>=0.4.6
 isledecomp
 pystache
 pyyaml
diff --git a/tools/vtable/vtable.py b/tools/vtable/vtable.py
index c5dc27a7..aa294659 100755
--- a/tools/vtable/vtable.py
+++ b/tools/vtable/vtable.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # Ignore all compare-db messages.
 logging.getLogger("isledecomp.compare").addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 
-colorama.init()
+colorama.just_fix_windows_console()
 
 
 def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace: