diff --git a/stand/lua/color.lua b/stand/lua/color.lua
index 5dcc7e675a44..532482c6804d 100644
--- a/stand/lua/color.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/color.lua
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function color.default()
 	if color.disabled then
 		return ""
 	end
-	return core.KEYSTR_CSI .. "0;37;40m"
+	return color.escape(color.WHITE, color.BLACK, color.DEFAULT)
 end
 
 function color.highlight(str)
diff --git a/stand/lua/loader.lua b/stand/lua/loader.lua
index 863f7613b3da..b406ba4969e9 100644
--- a/stand/lua/loader.lua
+++ b/stand/lua/loader.lua
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 -- Other modules will also need some of the functions it defines to safely
 -- execute loader commands.
 require("cli")
+local color = require("color")
 local core = require("core")
 local config = require("config")
 local menu
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ if result ~= nil then
 end
 
 config.load()
+-- Our console may have been setup for a different color scheme before we get
+-- here, so make sure we set the default.
+if color.isEnabled() then
+	printc(color.default())
+end
 password.check()
 -- menu might be disabled
 if menu ~= nil then