diff --git a/bin/autojump.bash b/bin/autojump.bash
index 0c49d75..a7c8fdd 100644
--- a/bin/autojump.bash
+++ b/bin/autojump.bash
@@ -61,7 +61,11 @@ j() {
 
     output="$(autojump ${@})"
     if [[ -d "${output}" ]]; then
-        echo -e "\\033[31m${output}\\033[0m"
+				if [ -t 1 ]; then  # if stdout is a terminal, use colors
+						echo -e "\\033[31m${output}\\033[0m"
+				else
+						echo -e "${output}"
+				fi
         cd "${output}"
     else
         echo "autojump: directory '${@}' not found"
diff --git a/bin/autojump.zsh b/bin/autojump.zsh
index fbc0960..25d50ee 100644
--- a/bin/autojump.zsh
+++ b/bin/autojump.zsh
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ j() {
     setopt localoptions noautonamedirs
     local output="$(autojump ${@})"
     if [[ -d "${output}" ]]; then
-        echo -e "\\033[31m${output}\\033[0m"
+				if [ -t 1 ]; then  # if stdout is a terminal, use colors
+						echo -e "\\033[31m${output}\\033[0m"
+				else
+						echo -e "${output}"
+				fi
         cd "${output}"
     else
         echo "autojump: directory '${@}' not found"