diff --git a/amnet-server/src/lib.rs b/amnet-server/src/lib.rs
index de80cd1..06cb6f3 100644
--- a/amnet-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/amnet-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ pub extern "system" fn DllMain(_hinst_dll: *mut std::ffi::c_void, fdw_reason: u3
         windows_sys::Win32::System::Console::AllocConsole();
     }
 
-    tracing_subscriber::fmt().init();
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt()
+        .with_ansi(false) // some targets that are injected into don't play nicely with ansi codes
+        .init();
+    
     return 1;
 }