diff --git a/etc/conf.org b/etc/conf.org
index e1ab75c..a993a77 100644
--- a/etc/conf.org
+++ b/etc/conf.org
@@ -891,10 +891,14 @@ End rant.
 Oh yes, and to get linting to work, also install r-lintr and r-styler in the conda environment. In general it seems better and less risky to install things from =conda= rather than from within an R session.
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
 (nd/when-bin "conda"
+  (use-package xterm-color
+    :straight t)
+
   (use-package ess
     :straight t
     :init
     (require 'ess-r-mode)
+    :after xterm-color
     :hook
     ((ess-mode . flycheck-mode)
      (ess-mode . company-mode)
@@ -913,7 +917,14 @@ Oh yes, and to get linting to work, also install r-lintr and r-styler in the con
           ;; for RStudio by the people who maintain RStudio
           ess-style 'RStudio
           ;; always start from the current file
-          ess-startup-directory 'default-directory)))
+          ess-startup-directory 'default-directory))
+
+  ;; Workaround for https://github.com/emacs-ess/ESS/issues/1193
+  (defun my-inferior-ess-init ()
+    (add-hook 'comint-preoutput-filter-functions #'xterm-color-filter -90 t)
+    (setq-local ansi-color-for-comint-mode nil))
+  
+  (add-hook 'inferior-ess-mode-hook #'my-inferior-ess-init))
 
 ;; ;; fast compile
 ;; (defun nd/ess-r-add-env (orig-fun inf-buf proc-name start-args)