diff --git a/grid5000/cli.py b/grid5000/cli.py
index 454983f71c2e33c44617555f3660c6b7b7680d3e..c297f69ed0697594f43b6b73b6145eba9e63bce8 100644
--- a/grid5000/cli.py
+++ b/grid5000/cli.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def main():
     else:
         motd += "* A new client (variable gk) has been created\n"
     motd += MOTD_END
-    IPython.embed(header=motd)
+    IPython.embed(header=motd, colors="neutral")
 
 
 def auth(user: str):