diff --git a/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_garrett_setup b/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_garrett_setup
index 90e1c997..20d7f9f1 100644
--- a/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_garrett_setup
+++ b/modules/prompt/functions/prompt_garrett_setup
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function prompt_garrett_notification_precmd
 function prompt_garrett_chpwd
 {
 	emulate -L zsh  # TODO can't remember why this is necessary...
-	ls --color=auto # list the contents of the new directory
+	ls # list the contents of the new directory
 }
 
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