diff --git a/src/checker/mod.rs b/src/checker/mod.rs
index daa7e1e..88898e9 100644
--- a/src/checker/mod.rs
+++ b/src/checker/mod.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ mod actuator;
 mod http;
 mod tcp;
 
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter, Result};
+
+use serde_json::json;
+
 pub use crate::checker::actuator::Checker as ActuatorChecker;
 pub use crate::checker::http::Checker as HttpChecker;
 pub use crate::checker::tcp::Checker as TcpChecker;
-use crate::config;
 use crate::config::get_config;
-use serde_json::json;
-use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter, Result};
 
 pub struct CheckResult {
     pub name: String,
@@ -17,14 +18,7 @@ pub struct CheckResult {
 
 impl Display for CheckResult {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result {
-        let color_config = match get_config().colors {
-            Some(color_config) => color_config,
-            None => config::ColorConfig {
-                up: String::from("#00FF00"),
-                warn: String::from("#FFFF00"),
-                down: String::from("#FF0000"),
-            },
-        };
+        let color_config = get_config().colors;
         let color = match &self.state {
             CheckState::Up => color_config.up,
             CheckState::Warn => color_config.warn,
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index bf8f532..3461655 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
 pub struct Config {
     #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_duration")]
     pub interval: Option<Duration>,
-    pub colors: Option<ColorConfig>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub colors: ColorConfig,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub checks: Vec<CheckConfig>,
 }
@@ -22,6 +23,16 @@ pub struct ColorConfig {
     pub down: String,
 }
 
+impl Default for ColorConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            up: String::from("#00FF00"),
+            warn: String::from("#FFFF00"),
+            down: String::from("#FF0000"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct CheckConfig {
     pub name: String,
@@ -53,13 +64,13 @@ pub fn get_config() -> Config {
             Ok(config) => config,
             Err(_e) => Config {
                 interval: None,
-                colors: None,
+                colors: ColorConfig::default(),
                 checks: vec![],
             },
         },
         Err(_) => Config {
             interval: None,
-            colors: None,
+            colors: ColorConfig::default(),
             checks: vec![],
         },
     }
@@ -195,6 +206,20 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(config.checks.len(), 0);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_should_parse_config_with_default_colors() {
+        let config: Config = toml::from_str(
+            r#"
+                interval = "2m 3s"
+            "#,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(config.colors.up, "#00FF00".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(config.colors.warn, "#FFFF00".to_string());
+        assert_eq!(config.colors.down, "#FF0000".to_string());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_should_parse_durations() {
         assert_eq!(parse_duration("1m30s"), Some(Duration::from_secs(90)));