diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c562a3f..1be7b7d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -32,15 +32,16 @@ module.exports = function (options) {
     procOptions = cloneObjWithoutProps(options.watch, ['path']);
   }
 
+  // pipe all outputs and preserve colors
+  procOptions = procOptions || {};
+  procOptions.stdio = 'inherit';
+
   /**
    * start the child process
    */
   function start() {
     proc = spawn(procCommand, procArgs, procOptions);
 
-    proc.stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
-    proc.stderr.pipe(process.stderr);
-
     var onClose = function (code) {
       if (!restarting) {
         process.exit(code);