diff --git a/letsencrypt/cli.py b/letsencrypt/cli.py
index d6c4ce930..63c6d96f8 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/cli.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/cli.py
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ def setup_log_file_handler(config, logfile, fmt):
 
 
 def _cli_log_handler(config, level, fmt):
-    if config.text_mode:
+    if config.text_mode or config.noninteractive_mode:
         handler = colored_logging.StreamHandler()
         handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(fmt))
     else: