diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index fec6825450..2d44167d11 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -15295,6 +15295,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "subspace-process"
 version = "0.0.1"
 dependencies = [
+ "console 0.15.11",
  "console 0.16.6",
  "fdlimit",
  "futures",
diff --git a/shared/subspace-process/Cargo.toml b/shared/subspace-process/Cargo.toml
index bf959ab44a..a266c87c73 100644
--- a/shared/subspace-process/Cargo.toml
+++ b/shared/subspace-process/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ include = [
 ]
 
 [dependencies]
+# Substrate crates (and therefore their `console`-styled log messages) still link
+# against console 0.15.x, whose color state is independent of console 0.16.x.
+# Depend on both so `init_logger` can disable colors in each version's global state.
 console.workspace = true
+console-0-15 = { package = "console", version = "0.15.11" }
 fdlimit.workspace = true
 futures.workspace = true
 supports-color.workspace = true
diff --git a/shared/subspace-process/src/lib.rs b/shared/subspace-process/src/lib.rs
index d9839a0441..0cdc81101a 100644
--- a/shared/subspace-process/src/lib.rs
+++ b/shared/subspace-process/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ pub fn init_logger() {
     // sc_informant and other substrate crates colorize log content via `console`;
     // tracing-subscriber 0.3.20+ escapes those embedded ANSI codes into literal `\x1b[`
     // text in the message. Turn console color off at the source so nothing is emitted.
+    //
+    // The workspace uses console 0.16.x, but substrate still links against console
+    // 0.15.x, which keeps its own global color state. Disable colors in both so the
+    // workaround remains effective for substrate's messages.
     console::set_colors_enabled(false);
     console::set_colors_enabled_stderr(false);
+    console_0_15::set_colors_enabled(false);
+    console_0_15::set_colors_enabled_stderr(false);
 
     // TODO: Workaround for https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing/issues/2214, also on
     //  Windows terminal doesn't support the same colors as bash does
diff --git a/shared/subspace-process/src/tests.rs b/shared/subspace-process/src/tests.rs
index a967faa63b..ec682788d6 100644
--- a/shared/subspace-process/src/tests.rs
+++ b/shared/subspace-process/src/tests.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ fn init_logger_disables_console_ansi() {
     let styled = format!("{}", console::style("x").white().bold());
     assert_eq!(
         styled, "x",
-        "console emitted ANSI after init_logger: {styled:?}"
+        "console 0.16 emitted ANSI after init_logger: {styled:?}"
+    );
+
+    // Substrate still links against console 0.15.x; ensure its global color state is
+    // disabled too.
+    let styled_legacy = format!("{}", console_0_15::style("x").white().bold());
+    assert_eq!(
+        styled_legacy, "x",
+        "console 0.15 emitted ANSI after init_logger: {styled_legacy:?}"
     );
 }