diff --git a/lix/libcmd/markdown.cc b/lix/libcmd/markdown.cc
index 7264a9471..8fac6b166 100644
--- a/lix/libcmd/markdown.cc
+++ b/lix/libcmd/markdown.cc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-std::string renderMarkdownToTerminal(std::string_view markdown)
+std::string renderMarkdownToTerminal(std::string_view markdown, StandardOutputStream fileno)
 {
     int windowWidth = getWindowSize().second;
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ std::string renderMarkdownToTerminal(std::string_view markdown)
         .feat = LOWDOWN_COMMONMARK | LOWDOWN_FENCED | LOWDOWN_DEFLIST | LOWDOWN_TABLES,
         .oflags = LOWDOWN_TERM_NOLINK,
     };
-    if (!shouldANSI()) {
+    if (!shouldANSI(fileno)) {
         opts.oflags |= LOWDOWN_TERM_NOANSI;
     }
 
diff --git a/lix/libcmd/markdown.hh b/lix/libcmd/markdown.hh
index ac881d335..2588ba189 100644
--- a/lix/libcmd/markdown.hh
+++ b/lix/libcmd/markdown.hh
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 ///@file
 
+#include "lix/libutil/terminal.hh"
 #include "lix/libutil/types.hh"
 
 namespace nix {
 
-std::string renderMarkdownToTerminal(std::string_view markdown);
+std::string renderMarkdownToTerminal(std::string_view markdown, StandardOutputStream fileno = StandardOutputStream::Stdout);
 
 }
diff --git a/lix/nix/flake.cc b/lix/nix/flake.cc
index 11ae925ca..60ef9306e 100644
--- a/lix/nix/flake.cc
+++ b/lix/nix/flake.cc
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ struct CmdFlakeInitCommon : virtual Args, EvalCommand
         auto welcomeText = cursor->maybeGetAttr(*evalState, "welcomeText");
         if (welcomeText) {
             notice("\n");
-            notice(renderMarkdownToTerminal(welcomeText->getString(*evalState)));
+            notice(renderMarkdownToTerminal(welcomeText->getString(*evalState), StandardOutputStream::Stderr));
         }
 
         if (!conflictedFiles.empty())