diff --git a/nomsu.lua b/nomsu.lua
index 29879b9..0ed111c 100644
--- a/nomsu.lua
+++ b/nomsu.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ local re = require('re')
 local lpeg = require('lpeg')
 local utils = require('utils')
 local repr = utils.repr
-local colors = require('consolecolors')
+local colors = setmetatable({ }, {
+  __index = function()
+    return ""
+  end
+})
 local colored = setmetatable({ }, {
   __index = function(_, color)
     return (function(msg)
@@ -842,6 +846,7 @@ do
   NomsuCompiler = _class_0
 end
 if arg then
+  colors = require('consolecolors')
   local parser = re.compile([[        args <- {| {:flags: flags? :} ({:input: input :} ";" ("-o;"{:output: output :} ";")?)? (";")? |} !.
         flags <- (({| ({flag} ";")* |}) -> set)
         flag <- "-c" / "-i" / "-p" / "-f" / "--help" / "-h"
diff --git a/nomsu.moon b/nomsu.moon
index cff64b0..5167e0b 100755
--- a/nomsu.moon
+++ b/nomsu.moon
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ re = require 're'
 lpeg = require 'lpeg'
 utils = require 'utils'
 repr = utils.repr
-colors = require 'consolecolors'
+colors = setmetatable({}, {__index:->""})
 colored = setmetatable({}, {__index:(_,color)-> ((msg)-> colors[color]..msg..colors.reset)})
 {:insert, :remove, :concat} = table
 --pcall = (fn,...)-> true, fn(...)
@@ -591,6 +591,8 @@ class NomsuCompiler
 
 
 if arg
+    export colors
+    colors = require 'consolecolors'
     parser = re.compile([[
         args <- {| {:flags: flags? :} ({:input: input :} ";" ("-o;"{:output: output :} ";")?)? (";")? |} !.
         flags <- (({| ({flag} ";")* |}) -> set)