diff --git a/scripts/codemap.py b/scripts/codemap.py
index f2f1b68d..2ad19c30 100755
--- a/scripts/codemap.py
+++ b/scripts/codemap.py
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ def main_(f, paths, *,
         labels=[],
         chars=[],
         colors=[],
-        color=False,
+        color='auto',
         dots=False,
         braille=False,
         width=None,
diff --git a/scripts/dbgbmap.py b/scripts/dbgbmap.py
index 8f1c3e48..2de8ac52 100755
--- a/scripts/dbgbmap.py
+++ b/scripts/dbgbmap.py
@@ -4337,7 +4337,7 @@ def main_(f, disk, mroots=None, *,
         mtree_only=False,
         chars=[],
         colors=[],
-        color=False,
+        color='auto',
         dots=False,
         braille=False,
         width=None,
diff --git a/scripts/plot.py b/scripts/plot.py
index 3c591d32..107a21e5 100755
--- a/scripts/plot.py
+++ b/scripts/plot.py
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ def main_(f, csv_paths, *,
         chars=[],
         line_chars=[],
         colors=[],
-        color=False,
+        color='auto',
         dots=False,
         braille=False,
         points=False,
diff --git a/scripts/tracebd.py b/scripts/tracebd.py
index c01388fb..9252a862 100755
--- a/scripts/tracebd.py
+++ b/scripts/tracebd.py
@@ -1399,7 +1399,6 @@ def main(path='-', *,
         wear_chars=[],
         colors=[],
         wear_colors=[],
-        # TODO this should be color='auto' in all scripts
         color='auto',
         dots=False,
         braille=False,
diff --git a/scripts/treemap.py b/scripts/treemap.py
index 6348ffed..5d2f3131 100755
--- a/scripts/treemap.py
+++ b/scripts/treemap.py
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ def main_(f, csv_paths, *,
         labels=[],
         chars=[],
         colors=[],
-        color=False,
+        color='auto',
         dots=False,
         braille=False,
         width=None,