diff --git a/examples/gcc.yml b/examples/gcc.yml
index 8afb404..13b4391 100644
--- a/examples/gcc.yml
+++ b/examples/gcc.yml
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ linker:
   :plugins: []
   :includes:
     - Types.h
-  
\ No newline at end of file
+
+colour: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/rakefile_helper.rb b/examples/rakefile_helper.rb
index f50b154..06f25f4 100644
--- a/examples/rakefile_helper.rb
+++ b/examples/rakefile_helper.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module RakefileHelpers
   def load_configuration(config_file)
     $cfg_file = config_file
     $cfg = YAML.load(File.read($cfg_file))
+    $colour_output = false unless $cfg['colour']
   end
   
   def configure_clean