diff --git a/lain b/lain
index c89fc17..5b266ec 160000
--- a/lain
+++ b/lain
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c89fc17636ac1d52ee9ca2f66c5033f9ea7e50fa
+Subproject commit 5b266ecf16c30674abb42f49acfb003c86564531
diff --git a/themes/powerarrow/theme.lua b/themes/powerarrow/theme.lua
index fd0d01e..c9e6b71 100644
--- a/themes/powerarrow/theme.lua
+++ b/themes/powerarrow/theme.lua
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ theme.cal = lain.widget.calendar({
 
 -- Taskwarrior
 local task = wibox.widget.imagebox(theme.widget_task)
-lain.widget.contrib.task.attach(task)
+lain.widget.contrib.task.attach(task, {
+    -- do not colorize output
+    show_cmd = "task | sed -r 's/\\x1B\\[([0-9]{1,2}(;[0-9]{1,2})?)?[mGK]//g'"
+})
 task:buttons(awful.util.table.join(awful.button({}, 1, lain.widget.contrib.task.prompt)))
 
 -- Scissors (xsel copy and paste)