diff --git a/bin/ci/ci_run_n_monitor.py b/bin/ci/ci_run_n_monitor.py
index 0657c3449b6..987deda427d 100755
--- a/bin/ci/ci_run_n_monitor.py
+++ b/bin/ci/ci_run_n_monitor.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ REFRESH_WAIT_LOG = 10
 REFRESH_WAIT_JOBS = 6
 MAX_ENABLE_JOB_ATTEMPTS = 3
 
-STATUS_COLORS = {
+STATUS_COLORS = defaultdict(lambda: "", {
     "created": "",
     "running": "[blue]",
     "success": "[green]",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ STATUS_COLORS = {
     "manual": "",
     "pending": "",
     "skipped": "",
-}
+})
 
 COMPLETED_STATUSES = frozenset({"success", "failed"})
 RUNNING_STATUSES = frozenset({"created", "pending", "running"})