diff --git a/avocado/plugins/datadir.py b/avocado/plugins/datadir.py
index 02695ad5b8e93066045ae09bb41b37e68379828a..2df93d6696990e3f57d8ab309a49f731a51da9d6 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/datadir.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/datadir.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DataDirList(plugin.Plugin):
         self.configured = True
 
     def list_data_dirs(self, args):
-        bcolors = output.colors
+        bcolors = output.term_support
         pipe = output.get_paginator()
         pipe.write(bcolors.header_str('Avocado Data Directories:'))
         pipe.write('\n    base dir:        ' + data_dir.get_base_dir())
diff --git a/avocado/plugins/lister.py b/avocado/plugins/lister.py
index 85387c859a11488f3e352381c94da2bd6ba633e7..bd5715eed2e0ad00bd92ac5bfdd256436c16f9e0 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/lister.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/lister.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class PluginsList(plugin.Plugin):
         self.configured = True
 
     def list_plugins(self, args):
-        bcolors = output.colors
+        bcolors = output.term_support
         pipe = output.get_paginator()
         pm = get_plugin_manager()
         pipe.write(bcolors.header_str('Plugins loaded:'))
diff --git a/avocado/plugins/runner.py b/avocado/plugins/runner.py
index 2b28a423f2fa1a09e44ff40dee1927232c9fcbd3..c02394f20ff754c55f4f64efa39cfc941b8c0c0c 100644
--- a/avocado/plugins/runner.py
+++ b/avocado/plugins/runner.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TestLister(plugin.Plugin):
 
         :param args: Command line args received from the list subparser.
         """
-        bcolors = output.colors
+        bcolors = output.term_support
         pipe = output.get_paginator()
         test_files = os.listdir(data_dir.get_test_dir())
         test_dirs = []