diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index da3c2a4..163a645 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	setup()
+	// Colour first, then setup(): the configuration warnings setup() prints are
+	// the first thing on screen, and they were the only messages coming out
+	// uncoloured — col() saw useColor still false while they were written.
+	// Nothing about the terminal depends on the configuration, so the question
+	// can just as well be asked one line earlier.
 	useColor = readline.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdout.Fd()))
+	setup()
 
 	fmt.Println(banner())
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 24c232f..e358ed6 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.0.69
+4.0.70