diff --git a/.pylint b/.pylint
index 9b1486ff..a5fa1ff4 100644
--- a/.pylint
+++ b/.pylint
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ evaluation=10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor + convention) / stateme
 # Set the output format. Available formats are text, parseable, colorized, json
 # and msvs (visual studio). You can also give a reporter class, e.g.
 # mypackage.mymodule.MyReporterClass.
-output-format=text
+output-format=colorized
 
 # Tells whether to display a full report or only the messages.
 reports=no
diff --git a/scripts/verify-bash.sh b/scripts/verify-bash.sh
index af014992..50965e7a 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-bash.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-bash.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ main () {
 	shellcheck --version >&2
 	echo "Checking files:" >&2
 	list_bash_files >&2
-	list_bash_files | xargs -L 1000 shellcheck "$@"
+	list_bash_files | xargs -L 1000 shellcheck --color "$@"
 }
 
 main "$@"