diff --git a/lib/pact/configuration.rb b/lib/pact/configuration.rb
index 8793222..1cfc70e 100644
--- a/lib/pact/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/configuration.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 require 'pact/shared/text_differ'
 require 'pact/shared/form_differ'
 require 'pact/shared/multipart_form_differ'
+require 'rainbow'
 
 
 module Pact
@@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ def log_path
 
     def color_enabled
       # Can't use ||= when the variable might be false, it will execute the expression if it's false
-      defined?(@color_enabled) ? @color_enabled : true
+      color_enabled = defined?(@color_enabled) ? @color_enabled : true
+      Rainbow.enabled = true if color_enabled
+      color_enabled
     end
 
     def color_enabled= color_enabled
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/configuration_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/configuration_spec.rb
index 06de209..50db5e6 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module Pact
         expect(subject.color_enabled).to be true
       end
 
-      it "allows configuration of colour_enabled" do
+      it "allows configuration of color_enabled" do
         subject.color_enabled = false
         expect(subject.color_enabled).to be false
       end