diff --git a/gplaces.c b/gplaces.c
index f746fec..cbdaa0a 100644
--- a/gplaces.c
+++ b/gplaces.c
@@ -1823,11 +1823,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	SSL_library_init();
 	SSL_load_error_strings();
 
-	interactive = isatty(STDIN_FILENO) && isatty(STDOUT_FILENO);
-	color = interactive && (getenv("NO_COLOR") == NULL);
+	color = (getenv("NO_COLOR") == NULL);
 
 	load_rc_files(parse_arguments(argc, argv));
 
+	interactive = isatty(STDIN_FILENO) && isatty(STDOUT_FILENO);
+	color = color && interactive;
+
 	shell(argc, argv);
 
 	return 0;