diff --git a/evergreen/generate_evergreen_bazelrc.sh b/evergreen/generate_evergreen_bazelrc.sh
index 7729284b909..c9429e7519a 100644
--- a/evergreen/generate_evergreen_bazelrc.sh
+++ b/evergreen/generate_evergreen_bazelrc.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ echo "common --bes_keywords=evg:task_name=${task_name:?}" >>.bazelrc.evergreen
 echo "common --bes_keywords=evg:execution=${execution:?}" >>.bazelrc.evergreen
 echo "common --remote_upload_local_results=True" >>.bazelrc.evergreen
 echo "common --test_output=summary" >>.bazelrc.evergreen
+echo "common --color=yes" >>.bazelrc.evergreen # force ANSI colors as parsley can display them
 
 # Disable remote execution in evergreen only since it runs on every PR, but we still
 # want it to be fast on workstations