diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4ce0a2d..575a8fe 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ function _supportsColor(haveStream, {streamIsTTY, sniffFlags = true} = {}) {
 
 	const forceColor = sniffFlags ? flagForceColor : noFlagForceColor;
 
-	if (forceColor === 0) {
-		return 0;
+	if (forceColor !== undefined) {
+		return forceColor;
 	}
 
 	if (sniffFlags) {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function _supportsColor(haveStream, {streamIsTTY, sniffFlags = true} = {}) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	const min = forceColor || 0;
+	const min = 0;
 
 	if (env.TERM === 'dumb') {
 		return min;
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index dfcb2f1..7987aa7 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ test('return true if `FORCE_COLOR` is in env, but honor 256 #2', t => {
 	t.is(result.stdout.level, 2);
 });
 
+test('CLI color flags precede other color support checks', t => {
+	process.env.COLORTERM = 'truecolor';
+	process.argv = ['--color=256'];
+	const result = importFresh('./index.js');
+	t.truthy(result.stdout);
+	t.is(result.stdout.level, 2)
+});
+
+test('`FORCE_COLOR` environment variable precedes other color support checks', t => {
+	process.env.COLORTERM = 'truecolor';
+	process.env.FORCE_COLOR = '2';
+	const result = importFresh('./index.js');
+	t.truthy(result.stdout);
+	t.is(result.stdout.level, 2)
+});
+
 test('return false if `FORCE_COLOR` is in env and is 0', t => {
 	process.env.FORCE_COLOR = '0';
 	const result = importFresh('./index.js');