diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index b8a4ea0ee..cc8bbb6bd 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ var padeditor = (function()
       v = getOption('showAuthorColors', true);
       self.ace.setProperty("showsauthorcolors", v);
       padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-colorscheck"), v);
-      // Override from parameters
-      self.ace.setProperty("showsauthorcolors", !settings.noColors);
+      // Override from parameters if true
+      if (settings.noColors !== false)
+        self.ace.setProperty("showsauthorcolors", !settings.noColors);
 
       v = getOption('useMonospaceFont', false);
       self.ace.setProperty("textface", (v ? "monospace" : "Arial, sans-serif"));