diff --git a/bashrc b/bashrc
index 4a01951..421570c 100755
--- a/bashrc
+++ b/bashrc
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ echo
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 # some aliases and functions
 
-iswindows || test "$TERM" == dumb || _coloroption=" --color=always"
+test "$TERM" == dumb || _coloroption=" --color=always"
 
-alias ls="ls -hCF --time-style=long-iso${_coloroption}"
-iswindows && alias ls="ls -hCF"
+alias ls="ls -hCF${_coloroption}"
+iswindows || alias ls="ls --time-style=long-iso"
 # export GREP_OPTIONS=""
 alias grep="grep -n${_coloroption}"
 # alias ll="ls -l"