diff --git a/stand/lua/color.lua b/stand/lua/color.lua
index 870e921e2f77..364d548ca3dc 100644
--- a/stand/lua/color.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/color.lua
@@ -29,9 +29,14 @@
 --
 
 local core = require("core")
+local hook = require("hook")
 
 local color = {}
 
+local function recalcDisabled()
+	color.disabled = not color.isEnabled()
+end
+
 -- Module exports
 color.BLACK   = 0
 color.RED     = 1
@@ -54,8 +59,6 @@ function color.isEnabled()
 	return not core.isSerialBoot()
 end
 
-color.disabled = not color.isEnabled()
-
 function color.escapefg(color_value)
 	if color.disabled then
 		return ''
@@ -113,4 +116,7 @@ function color.highlight(str)
 	return core.KEYSTR_CSI .. "1m" .. str .. core.KEYSTR_CSI .. "22m"
 end
 
+recalcDisabled()
+hook.register("config.loaded", recalcDisabled)
+
 return color