diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 30abc6c81..e009624e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: run compiler tests
         run: |
           cd test
-          ..\build\${{ matrix.build_type }}\c3c.exe compile-run -O1 src/test_suite_runner.c3 --stdlib ..\lib7 --enable-new-generics -- ..\build\${{ matrix.build_type }}\c3c.exe test_suite7/ --stdlib ../lib7
+          ..\build\${{ matrix.build_type }}\c3c.exe compile-run -O1 src/test_suite_runner.c3 --stdlib ..\lib7 --enable-new-generics -- ..\build\${{ matrix.build_type }}\c3c.exe test_suite7/ --stdlib ../lib7 --no-terminal
 
       - name: Test python script
         run: |
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd test
           ../build/c3c.exe compile --target windows-x64 -O1 src/test_suite_runner.c3 --stdlib ../lib7 --enable-new-generics
-          ./test_suite_runner.exe ../build/c3c.exe  test_suite7/ --stdlib ../lib7
+          ./test_suite_runner.exe ../build/c3c.exe test_suite7/ --stdlib ../lib7 --no-terminal
 
   build-msys2-clang:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: run compiler tests
         run: |
           cd test
-          ../build/c3c.exe compile-run -O1 --stdlib ../lib7 src/test_suite_runner.c3 --enable-new-generics test_suite7/ --stdlib ../lib7
+          ../build/c3c.exe compile-run -O1 --stdlib ../lib7 src/test_suite_runner.c3 --enable-new-generics test_suite7/ --stdlib ../lib7 --no-terminal
 
   build-linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/lib/std/core/runtime_test.c3 b/lib/std/core/runtime_test.c3
index 123fa4552..ded27fb18 100644
--- a/lib/std/core/runtime_test.c3
+++ b/lib/std/core/runtime_test.c3
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ fn int cmp_test_unit(TestUnit a, TestUnit b)
 
 fn bool terminal_has_ansi_codes() @local => @pool()
 {
-
 	if (try v = env::get_var_temp("TERM"))
 	{
 		if (v.contains("xterm") || v.contains("vt100") || v.contains("screen")) return true;
diff --git a/test/src/test_suite_runner.c3 b/test/src/test_suite_runner.c3
index ecf5ffd1e..aabf31de5 100644
--- a/test/src/test_suite_runner.c3
+++ b/test/src/test_suite_runner.c3
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ fn void main(String[] args)
 		String arg = args[i];
 		switch (arg)
 		{
+			case "--no-terminal":
+				print_to_file = true;
 			case "-s":
 			case "--skipped":
 				only_skipped = true;