diff --git a/bin/omarchy-update-perform b/bin/omarchy-update-perform
index c2101c15..5cf6e329 100755
--- a/bin/omarchy-update-perform
+++ b/bin/omarchy-update-perform
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ set -e
 # Ensure screensaver/sleep doesn't set in during updates
 hyprctl dispatch tagwindow +noidle &> /dev/null || true
 
-# Capture update logs
+# Capture update logs (CLICOLOR_FORCE keeps gum styled when stdout is piped through tee)
+export CLICOLOR_FORCE=1
 exec > >(tee "/tmp/omarchy-update.log") 2>&1
 
 # Perform all update steps