diff --git a/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py b/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
index 6c0b317a7d..f89b93cb70 100755
--- a/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@
 import argparse
 from appdirs import user_data_dir
 import sh
-from colorama import Style, Fore
+if sys.stdout.isatty():
+    from colorama import Style, Fore
+else:
+    from collections import defaultdict
+    class colorama_shim(object):
+        def __init__(self):
+            self._dict = defaultdict(str)
+        def __getattr__(self, key):
+            return self._dict[key]
+    Style = Fore = colorama_shim()
 
 user_dir = dirname(realpath(os.path.curdir))
 toolchain_dir = dirname(__file__)
@@ -69,7 +78,7 @@ def format(self, record):
                                     # handler and reset the level
     logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     logger.touched = True
-    ch = logging.StreamHandler(stdout)
+    ch = logging.StreamHandler(stdout) if sys.stdout.isatty() else logging.NullHandler()
     formatter = LevelDifferentiatingFormatter('%(message)s')
     ch.setFormatter(formatter)
     logger.addHandler(ch)