diff --git a/tfexec/force_unlock.go b/tfexec/force_unlock.go
index c8dddffa..e501baf5 100644
--- a/tfexec/force_unlock.go
+++ b/tfexec/force_unlock.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (tf *Terraform) forceUnlockCmd(ctx context.Context, lockID string, opts ...
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o.configureForceUnlock(&c)
 	}
-	args := []string{"force-unlock", "-force"}
+	args := []string{"force-unlock", "-no-color", "-force"}
 
 	// positional arguments
 	args = append(args, lockID)