diff --git a/.buildkite-bazelrc b/.buildkite-bazelrc
index 82505645a..c496e2c65 100644
--- a/.buildkite-bazelrc
+++ b/.buildkite-bazelrc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ build --sandbox_tmpfs_path=/tmp
 build --verbose_failures
 build --announce_rc
 build --show_progress_rate_limit=5
-build --curses=yes --color=no
+build --curses=no --color=no
 build --keep_going
 build --test_output=errors
 build --flaky_test_attempts=5