diff --git a/jrnl/util.py b/jrnl/util.py
index 7a049ac0..0c5d148d 100644
--- a/jrnl/util.py
+++ b/jrnl/util.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ try: import simplejson as json
 except ImportError: import json
 if "win32" in sys.platform:
     import colorama
+    colorama.init()
 import re
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
@@ -141,7 +142,5 @@ def get_text_from_editor(config, template=""):
 
 def colorize(string):
     """Returns the string wrapped in cyan ANSI escape"""
-    if "win32" in sys.platform:
-        return colorama.Fore.CYAN + string + colorama.Fore.RESET
     return u"\033[36m{}\033[39m".format(string)