diff --git a/btc.py b/btc.py
index 7c0dcbd15395dbc5c03c15b5cce5782ec6069c9a..bc6a34014068cc30b94885ed7c6a71cec091af65 100644
--- a/btc.py
+++ b/btc.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import requests
 from pyfiglet import Figlet
-from colorama import Fore
+from colorama import init, Fore
+
+# initialize colorama
+init()
 
 # initialize figlet
 f = Figlet(font='big')