diff --git a/shunit2 b/shunit2
index 203d706..8b0ff12 100755
--- a/shunit2
+++ b/shunit2
@@ -987,6 +987,7 @@ _shunit_configureColor() {
     'auto')
       command [ "`_shunit_colors`" -ge 16 ] && _shunit_color_=${SHUNIT_TRUE}
       ;;
+    'never') ;;
     'none') ;;
     *) _shunit_fatal "unrecognized color option '$1'" ;;
   esac