diff --git a/crates/nu-std/std/log.nu b/crates/nu-std/std/log.nu
index 88df43309a..2c412112ba 100644
--- a/crates/nu-std/std/log.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-std/std/log.nu
@@ -282,7 +282,9 @@ export def custom [
         $level_prefix
     }
 
-    let ansi = if ($ansi | is-empty) {
+    let ansi = if not $env.config.use_ansi_coloring {
+        ""
+    } else if ($ansi | is-empty) {
         if ($log_level not-in $valid_levels_for_defaulting) {
             log-level-deduction-error "ansi" (metadata $log_level).span $log_level
         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
index 5d6cab2687..1317436d8d 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_env.nu
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def create_left_prompt [] {
 
     let path_color = (if (is-admin) { ansi red_bold } else { ansi green_bold })
     let separator_color = (if (is-admin) { ansi light_red_bold } else { ansi light_green_bold })
-    let path_segment = $"($path_color)($dir)"
+    let path_segment = $"($path_color)($dir)(ansi reset)"
 
     $path_segment | str replace --all (char path_sep) $"($separator_color)(char path_sep)($path_color)"
 }
@@ -98,4 +98,4 @@ $env.NU_PLUGIN_DIRS = [
 # $env.PATH = ($env.PATH | uniq)
 
 # To load from a custom file you can use:
-# source ($nu.default-config-dir | path join 'custom.nu')
\ No newline at end of file
+# source ($nu.default-config-dir | path join 'custom.nu')