diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index d58bb97..6d3b6f7 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ alias dl='ls -al | egrep ^l'
 alias ll='ls -al'
 alias sc=screen
 alias h=history
-alias td='todo -c --filter -done,+children'
+alias td='todo -c --force-colour --filter -done,+children | less -r'
 alias tdall='todo --force-colour -A|less -r'
 alias go=gnome-open
 alias pp='python -mjson.tool'